Web writing is an increasingly popular specialism for writers, but it’s also highly competitive. I’m sharing my top free and most useful apps that have helped me get ahead in my online writing career. BY CHARLOTTE BRETT Need to feel more confident writing online? You may already be aware of Grammarly, such is its big reputation. […]| The Writers' College Times
Contents Doing a writing course can shine more light on your writing strengths and weaknesses than a 100-watt reading lamp. DANIELLE RAMAEKERS explores the impact of professional feedback on your writing.Your mum likes your tweets and your partner laughs at all your witty one-liners (if he knows what’s good for him!). But if you really […]| The Writers' College Times
Contents BY JESS OOSTHUYSEWith free travel sites coming under fire for fake news, respected travel outlets need to cater for a Millennial market more than ever. Millennials don’t trust free travel contentBe responsible and socially engagedNever underestimate a millennial’s intelligence (or attention span)About the Author BY JESS OOSTHUYSE With free travel sites coming under fire […]| The Writers' College Times
BY NIKKY LEE “Kill your adverbs.” This advice came from thriller writer John Harman. I was eighteen, in my first year of university, and had enrolled in one of his creative writing workshops to brush up on Writing Dramatic Dialogue. While I picked up many a handy dialogue tip, it was this particular nugget of […]| The Writers' College Times
BY TASNEEM DANIELS “Kill them,” she said. “What?” “Kill your darlings,” she repeated. “But why should I kill them? This is what happened in the story.” “No,” she said mercilessly. “They need to go. Kill them off.” I snarled and scratched out the sentence: It looks more as if the box hobbles her inside of […]| The Writers' College Times
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet), it was always my dream to write a column in a newspaper. A funny one. Something that people would look forward to each week. This dream finally came true when I pitched a column to […]| The Writers' College Times
BY THERESA-LOUISE BRINK The best writing tip I ever received was from a man who had fallen in love with the beautiful wilderness of Africa – Tony Park. A man who enchanted his readers with an alluring mix of adventure, danger and romance in books like African Dawn and Scent of Fear. So it happened […]| The Writers' College Times
Logical flow is one of the trickier writing skills to master, but it is vital for good writing. Here's a guide to logical flow.| The Writers College Times