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Alan J. Fisher
Sep 18, 20196 min read
The Writing Paladins?
#randomthought for the day. On writing. The more I spend time which should really be devoted to writing or, at least, WIP related...
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Alan J. Fisher
Feb 14, 20197 min read
Subverting the Genre (Or Breaking the Mould)
The Wordsmith's Anvil It is tempting, as a writer, to conform to one of the popular genres; fold together the de-rigeour plotlines, bend...
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Alan J. Fisher
Sep 23, 201812 min read
The Super-Duper Tropeman!! (KaPoW)
(Or the Rise of the Mary-Sue, neglected saviour of all things who has only superficial flaws which we'll ignore after a few chapters) I'm...
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Alan J. Fisher
Sep 18, 201811 min read
Is Evil born and, if it is; how boring is that?
Let's Talk about EVIL. Let's talk about evil, about the bad guy, about the one True Embodiment of All Things Evil! Let's talk about the...
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Alan J. Fisher
May 29, 201810 min read
Writing in Faith
This is going to be controversial. I know that. It seems that these days, writing which is inspired by any belief in the ineffable is...
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Alan J. Fisher
May 28, 20186 min read
You are The Chosen One? What? Again??
It depends on who you listen to actually but I could well be, you just never know do you? Usually we start from humble beginnings until...
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Alan J. Fisher
May 21, 20185 min read
The Art of The Storyteller Part 8.5; the Art of Getting Back on Track!
Well....it's been a while...I guess...hmmm....how are you? I...well...I....yes...I was....errrrr... Awkward! No, not really but you get...
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Alan J. Fisher
Jan 2, 20183 min read
The Art of the Storyteller Part 6, The Strength of the Story Told.
Love. Passion. Excitement. Drama. Engagement. These are things which can turn your writing from a collection of words into a Story! Make...
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Alan J. Fisher
Dec 4, 20174 min read
The Art of Storytelling - Part 3 Language (The Video)
Part Three of The Art of Storytelling. The series of presentations, talks or lessons in the storyteller's art by author, writer and...
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Alan J. Fisher
Dec 4, 20177 min read
On Teamwork, can it work?
You know the rub, you see the posts, you hear from them, the 'writers' from afar who want to - ahem - coauthor with you...One tends to...
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Alan J. Fisher
Nov 28, 20179 min read
The Human Animal
I originally wrote this article in the hidden backwaters of my much forgotten WordPress account back in 2008 or so, maybe even 2007, I...
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Alan J. Fisher
Nov 20, 20172 min read
The Art of Storytelling - The Video
As promised but later than planned, the companion video to begin my Art of the Storyteller series. Again I present the idea of the...
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Alan J. Fisher
Nov 19, 201715 min read
The Power of "Voice".
The Subtle Art of The Storyteller #1 Making your characters REALLY talk. "Once upon a time"... "A long time ago, in a land far far...
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Alan J. Fisher
Nov 5, 201714 min read
The Great Secret - The Big One...
Many people talk to me and ask me things like, "Alan, with your incredibly busy life, how did you fit in all the time for your incredible...
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Alan J. Fisher
Sep 24, 20172 min read
Member Newsletter is Born!
It has begun! I am, it would appear, official. I have a NEWSLETTER now. Well you do, all of you - I hesitate to call you fans - Crew...
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