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by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month marks the last column that we’ll be writing for The Creaky Hinge, at least for the foreseeable future. We’ve had a lot Continue reading
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Tropes and Clichés – How To Keep Your Writing FRESH
by Cary Christopher & Lisanne Harrington The OC Writer’s Blog theme for the month of April is “Fresh”, so what better time to discuss clichés? Nothing will kill a fresh Continue reading
New Ideas – For Monsters And Everything Else
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month’s theme is “New”. Hmm. How do you come up with something new, especially when you’re writing about monsters? Haven’t they pretty much Continue reading
Unfreeze The Frozen Mind
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington So this month’s theme is “Freeze”. Lisanne and Cary looked at each other and said, “What?” That’s when the writer’s block set in. How Continue reading
Put Your Book on a Diet With Self-Editing
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington With this month’s topic being “overindulgence”, we could think of no better time to discuss editing. In particular, self-editing. Whether you’re writing your very Continue reading
Thrilling Book Recommendations
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month’s topic is Thrills and Chills and we thought we’d share some of the stories that gave us chills. Some people prefer more Continue reading
A Monstrous Temptation
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Temptation. It’s one of a writer’s greatest challenges when it comes to focusing on what’s important. You’ve got a great idea for a brand Continue reading
Conquering the Productivity Monster
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Productivity. Now there’s a word packed with horror, designed to wreak havoc on writers like us. We write stories filled with monsters, both human Continue reading