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Tag Archives: fiction

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Writing Flash Fiction – Hints and Tips

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Helen Johnson

I’ve been writing flash fiction for seven years now, and find it a great way to hone skills. I don’t worry about publishing it, I just use it as a Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged creative writing, fiction, writing

Creative writing exercise: crafting an antagonist who readers will REALLY hate

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Helen Johnson
Creative writing, building your antagonist

Bigging up the Bad Guy– or Gal When I googled the question: how to make readers really hate my Bad Guy/Gal, antagonist, or villain, I got a range of suggestions, Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged creative writing, fiction, writing

A creative writing exercise on subtext in dialogue – because real people don’t say what they mean.

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Helen Johnson
creative writing exercises are like writerly gym

Helen Johnson gives tips and tricks for writing subtext in dialogue. Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged creative writing, fiction, writing

Exercising creative writing technique: surprise

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson shares an exercise in creative writing technique, for suprise. Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fiction

Genres in Genres

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Helen Johnson
A range of genres on my bookcase

I’ve always enjoyed reading widely, never sticking to one genre, as you can see from this snapshot of one of my bookcases.  And now, as a reviewer for the Historical Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fiction, historical fiction

My Debut as a reviewer for Historical Novels Reviews

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Helen Johnson

I am delighted to announce my debut as a reviewer for the Historical Novels Society, a community of historical fiction lovers. The task proved not as easy as I’d imagined Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20th century history, fiction, historical fiction, war, Women's history

Locked in

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Helen Johnson

As you know, in recent years, I’ve begun writing fiction. As we’re all locked in now, I thought I’d share a short story I wrote a while back, about someone Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged fiction

Book goes on sale

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Golden Clippings, anthology by Thirsk Write Now

My first piece of fiction in paper print has gone on sale, in Thirk’s award-winning independent bookshop, White Rose Books. My work is a short story, included in an anthology Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction, People | Tagged fiction, people

Short Story Glory

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Helen Johnson
Life is harder than a game of chess

I am absolutely delighted that my short story, The Boy Who Stood Up, has won runner up in the  Kosta’s Olive Tree Short Story Competion. Kosta’s Olive Tree is a charity Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged fiction

Historical Novel in Progress

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Helen Johnson
11th century re enactors

I completed the first draft of my historical novel this week.   The novel was was inspired by the many historians, re-enactors, museum curators and archaeologists I’ve met over the Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged fiction, historical fiction

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