WHITE FIRE, the third book in the action-packed Scott Pearce series, publishes in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in August, and the first two books, BLACK 13 and RED WOLVES, are getting exciting reissues.
1. Write what you know. Reach into your past for inspiration. Use personal experiences and emotions to create relatable characters and compelling storylines.
2. Explore your passions and interests to find inspiration for your novel. Think badminton is run of the mill? Think again. Your local sports club might contain someone who inspires the hero or villain of your next book. #writingtips#creativity
3. Observe the world around you – read the news, trawl the Internet, pay attention to the stories unfolding before you. Scratch beneath the surface and try to figure out how and why things happen, and why people respond in certain ways. #writingtips#ideas
1. Writing a novel starts with a great idea. Jot down your passions and experiences for inspiration. Read the news, conspiracy websites, chat forums, try new things, meet new people, delve into unusual corners of life.
2. Research is key to writing a captivating and believable story. Understand your characters, setting and world. You don't have to be a pilot, but find out how a pilot might react in a given situation. Research is also a great chance to meet new people.
3. Try to write regularly. Set a realistic daily or weekly goal and stick to it.Consistency is key. 500 words per day will give you a first draft in 150 to 250 days.
1. I hope Professor Marr won’t object to me sharing some of her excellent work, but the UK has just sent 10.8 million students, 500k teachers & tens of thousands of staff back to school with normal class sizes, no masks & no social distancing @linseymarr
2. Given the increasing level of community transmission within the UK, it is essential the Department for Education recognises the risk of aerosol transmission and provides schools with guidance and resources to reduce that risk.
3. Professor Marr’s full presentation can be found as number 6 in this video series, and her valuable work seems to have helped prompt the recent admission from Dr Fauci that the assumptions about aerosol transmission have been wrong.
1. The UK government has encouraged the British people to send their unprotected children back to school during a global pandemic of an airborne respiratory virus. We have no idea about the long-term impact of this virus on children or adults.
3. If you’re struggling to believe a government could be cruel enough to put children, school staff and families at risk, take a look at what’s happening in America.
1. Some interesting things from today’s briefing. Firstly @CMO_England being clear there will be outbreaks in schools. A change from the, “totally safe” messaging. The frog is very much in the pot. No idea what vulnerable parents are to make of the PM’s ‘advice’ by the way.
2. Secondly, the PM is trying to convince people the pandemic has phases or the virus has changed. Apart from minor mutations, the virus has the same characteristics it did in January. Some people have been good at understanding those characteristics. Others have not.
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3. Professor Whitty is being very clear about seasonality. He is expecting a bad winter. Which sort of begs a question about schools...