Anouchka Harris
Guest Slot Chapters: Why and How to Include Shifts in Perspective in a Novel
Have you ever been tempted to include chapters that veer away from your protagonist or narrator? I think of these as guest slots and it’s...
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Anouchka Harris
- Sep 21, 2020
- 5 min
3, 2, 1: Common Missteps in Writing Fiction
What missteps do you make in your writing? Do you know how to spot them? When I read manuscripts, especially from people who are quite...
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Anouchka Harris
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
How to Hire an Editor
Congratulations! You’ve finished your third draft of your manuscript! Or maybe it’s your fourth, or fifth, or sixth… But whatever number...
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Anouchka Harris
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Tips: Tropes
Tropes have a bad reputation. But what can you do to make your work less 'tropey'? Here are just a few of my thoughts on tropes, their...
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Anouchka Harris
- Feb 7, 2019
- 2 min
How to Write a Sex Scene: The Definitive Guide
With Valentine's Day coming up, this seemed appropriate. Enjoy! 1. Get creative with the words you use for body parts! And make sure to...
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Anouchka Harris
- Jan 23, 2019
- 4 min
Writing Tips: Openings
It's the start of the year so I thought it would be a good time to consider the start of novels. This is just a few of my thoughts on...
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Anouchka Harris
- Nov 26, 2018
- 4 min
Receiving Feedback on Your Writing
As a writer, it can very difficult to take criticism. You put your heart and soul in a piece of work and it can be devastating to find...
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Anouchka Harris
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
“Come to me, Muse!”: Nine Things That Inspire Me and Might Inspire You
September was a crazy busy month (for good reasons, fortunately)! And with busy times, it can be hard to find the motivation or the...
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Anouchka Harris
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Tips: Writing Women
Violence against women has been in the news a lot lately. Self-proclaimed Incels have also been in the spotlight. Unfortunately, while...
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Anouchka Harris
- May 15, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Tips: Style
There are plenty of people who will try to tell you what ‘good style’ is. First of all, anyone who tries to make you conform to their...
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Anouchka Harris
- May 6, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Tips: Characters
Protagonists, antagonists, heroes, villains, they all need to be fully characterised for the reader really care about them. We need to...
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