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        • Foul Trade: book club topics
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Writing wisdom & quotes

Take inspiration from my collection of constructive advice, pearls of wisdom, and heartening words. I don’t go along with all the opinions expressed here but everything these writers have to say deserves consideration, if for no other reason than they have earned their spurs – many openly displaying the scars to prove it.

Words on writing: the deep stuff

Words on writing: skills & craft

Words on writing: tough love

Words on writing: the writer as artist

Free study course in fundamentals of creative writing from Ruth Wade. Plot

Fundamentals of creative writing: plot

Free study course in fundamentals of creative writing from Ruth Wade. Beginnings

Fundamentals of creative writing: beginnings

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Endings

Fundamentals of creative writing: endings

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Short stories

Fundamentals of creative writing: short stories

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. The novel

Fundamentals of creative writing: the novel

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Material

Fundamentals of creative writing: material

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Motivation

Fundamentals of creative writing: motivation

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Revision & rewriting

Fundamentals of creative writing: revision & rewriting

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Character

Fundamentals of creative writing: characters

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Narrative & voice

Fundamentals of creative writing: narrative & voice

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Theme

Fundamentals of creative writing: theme

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Structure

Fundamentals of creative writing: structure

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Dialogue

Fundamentals of creative writing: dialogue

Free creative writing course from Ruth Wade. Setting

Fundamentals of creative writing: setting

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