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How would your hero react to a catastrophic event?
I’ve been away for a few weeks and out of contact with the ‘rest of the world’. Coming home I found myself glued to the telly as I watched the floods unfold in Queensland and now in my home state … Continue reading
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Theme versus premise – is there a difference?
Your story must have a premise. The premise is the core, or if you like, the frame upon which all else is built. The premise is often called the theme but in fact, they are two totally different things. For … Continue reading
The elements of story telling — here’s why you need them all:
As I mentioned in my last post a compelling story must contain the basic elements of story telling. But what exactly is a story? In its simplest form a story is a sentence containing: subject / verb / object cow … Continue reading
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m a miller - author of young adult s.f. 