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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Nick R.B. Tingley A lot of writers labour under the idea that the creative part of telling a story is getting that first draft done. To a certain extent I find that is …moreA lot of writers labour under the idea that the creative part of telling a story is getting that first draft done. To a certain extent I find that is true in the sense that you need to get that story out of your head and on to paper. But for me the real creativity comes with the edit which is where I turn my mashed up collection of words and ideas into a strong and coherent story. So many writers just think of the edit as correcting the spelling and punctuation (and don't get me wrong that is hugely important), but that is not the be all and end all of it. If you don't embrace the edit in the same way you embrace your first draft, you're not really doing your best for the readers.

So if I had to say anything I'd say, treat your edit with the same respect as your first draft - what you do in the edit can really make or break your story. (less)

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What are you currently working on?

Nick R.B. Tingley I am currently working on a crime fiction novella called 'The Bluebell Informant' which I am hoping to release early next year.

It follows the story of…moreI am currently working on a crime fiction novella called 'The Bluebell Informant' which I am hoping to release early next year.

It follows the story of Detective Sergeant Evelyn Giles, a Metropolitan detective who is called down to a Kentish town to help the local police in their enquiries about a murdered man. The chief suspect is a man that Giles despises and she has no compunction about bringing him down. But when he turns out to be holding on to vital information about one of her cases, Giles is faced with a dilemma.

Does she allow justice to take its course, or does she fight to let him escape justice?(less)

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The Brief-Case Affair – The Prologue

Here it is, the start of The Brief-Case Affair, my first comedy crime story starring Kevin and Marjorie Shakespeare. This is a work in progress so please feel free to make any comments (good or bad – I don’t mind as long as they’re constructive) at the end of this post. The more comments I get, the better a feel I’ll get for how this is being received, so please don’t be shy.

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“For now, upon this dirty track, I wait to start the next attack. Look out boys, I'm coming back!”
― Nick R.B. Tingley, Grey Skies and Broken Branches: A Collection of World War One Style Poetry

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