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PUNCTUATION: The Itch of Writing Guide
What you need to know about punctuation, including how not to commit a comma splice
Since we were all speakers before we were writers, meaning was first expressed by how something was said; punctuation evolved to help those few who could r...
Don't Know What To Write Next in Your Story?
We’ve all been there! The decks and the diary are clear, the coffee has brewed, the dog and the ancient parent are asleep, you sit down to a writing stint, and … have no idea what to write next.
If you’re thinking at this point, ‘Well, wha...
How on Earth Do You Make a Quiet, Put-Upon, Helpless Character Gripping?
When the whole story is about a character finding their bold, brave, happy authentic self, how do you get readers to care about the scared, sad, masking person at the start?
For many devoted readers, one of the most satisfying character ar...
Itchy Bitesized 43: What Do You Research?
A few weeks ago I dug into ‘How do you research?’ while Itchy Bitesized 42 asks ‘When do you research?’.
But there’s an even more crucial, and sometimes much more daunting, question which gets asked when I’m teaching, mentoring or running...
Congratulations, Your Rubbishy First Draft Exists. Now What?
How to get from first draft to second draft and make the very most of what you have
So you’ve absorbed the general idea that a first draft doesn’t have to be the best shot you can manage at perfect final draft. But here it is, in all its c...
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Writes fiction and non-fiction, teaches, mentors, blogs @ This Itch of Writing. New novel The Bruegel Boy due November 2025
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