A Writer’s Guide to Magic by Bea Davenport
I blame Bewitched. It was my must-see TV series when I was growing up and I still love it, even though I now watch through my fingers because of the … Continue reading
3D Mapping for our Stories by Bea Davenport
When I first saw the suggested blog post idea of using maps in fiction writing, my initial thought was that I wasn’t the one to write it. After all, I … Continue reading
Writing to Deadlines by Bea Davenport
There’s a famous joke, isn’t there, where someone claims they ‘love to watch deadlines flying past’. Now for me, that’s just not funny. It always makes me purse my lips … Continue reading
Tips for Show, Don’t Tell by Bea Davenport
What do we mean when we say ‘show, don’t tell’? Chekhov has a great quote that goes something like, ‘Don’t tell me the moon is shining – show me the … Continue reading
Digging Around in the Past by Bea Davenport
I’m not saying you have to do a formal writing course to produce a good children’s novel. But every time I think about how naïve I was when I started … Continue reading
Seasonal Chills by Bea Davenport
Grey days, black nights, bone-chilling cold and wailing winds: winter weather is a gift for storytellers. And no, I’m not going too far off-piste in this blog post that is … Continue reading
Halloween Reads: Creepy Classics vs. YA by Kendra Leighton
It’s almost Halloween — time to be reading about monsters, murders, haunted castles, and bumps in the night. Though printed stories have changed massively in the last few centuries, what scares us hasn’t changed … Continue reading
Bea Davenport: SETTINGS, SETTINGS, SETTINGS
Like most writers, I have a day job (or three) and one of them is teaching creative writing. I like to start any new writers’ workshops with an exercise to … Continue reading
The Stroppy Writer’s Rulebook by Bea Davenport
This post is all about my pet writing hates. So I should probably start with a disclaimer. If you as a writer find something in here that you do, or … Continue reading
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