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Writing tips from author Gervase PhinnAs part of the Quick Reads* short story competition www.unionlearn.org.uk/qrcompetition, bestselling author Gervase Phinn has kindly agreed to reveal the secrets of his success. About the Author
'I believe that everyone has a story to tell. It might not be dramatic, exciting, thought- provoking and full of action but it can still captivate the reader. Many of my favourite books are about ordinary people telling their own personal tale. I have kept a journal since university and in it put cuttings from the newspapers, snippets of overheard conversations, words I have not come across before and which appear in the books I read and ideas from observing the people around me - anything which might give me a handle on which to write a story. It is daunting to start writing when faced with an empty screen or a blank pad of paper. Don't labour over the first paragraph and be too bothered about punctuation and spelling at this stage. Just get the story down; it can be refined and edited later on.' Gervase Phinn
Briefing document (400 words) issued 5 Nov 2008  Creative writing tips Yorkshire and the Humber Short story competition winner Are you the weak link in your workplace's Internet defences? |
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