Tag Archives: writing tips

Using Obsessions to Improve Writing

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

…Or why I’ve sacrificed precious writing time to rewatch season 5 of White Collar. I have a highly addictive personality and generally finding myself slipping from one obsession to another. My current obsession, however, has lasted more than a month! … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions by Chanel Cleeton

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome author Chanel Cleeton to Off the Page chatting about New Year’s resolutions for writers.

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Guest post by Theresa Paolo

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m delighted to welcome New Adult author Theresa Paolo to Off the Page sharing the A-Z of what she’s learned as a writer…

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Make Them Suffer!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

After a crazy busy week of day jobs and edits for The Other Me (which are done and it’s awesome and much SQUEE!) today was set aside for writing. Last night I remapped character arcs, refined Goal-Motivation-Conflict and was amped … Continue reading →

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Getting into ‘The Zone’ for Writing

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Prague: city of cobbled streets, Gothic architecture, absinthe and cheap beer. I’ve been dying to go to Prague for ages and this past week, I got to spend a magical seven days exploring this wonderful city. It was unfortunate timing … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons I’ll Stop Reading

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I stumbled upon this post and found the insights into why one reader would put a book down really interesting. Recently, I’ve read some books I couldn’t put down and lamented turning the last page. There have also been a … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 16

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Richard Pearson to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed him an agent. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. These … Continue reading →

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Taking Time vs Word Count

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

I am not a speedy writer and for some unknown reason I decided to part-take in CampNaNoWriMo, the July equivalent of the November mad dash towards 50, 000 words, where you can set your own word count. So I set … Continue reading →

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Queries that Worked No. 15

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today I’m pleased to welcome Joy N. Hensley to Off the Page, sharing the query that landed her an agent. Just a quick reminder about this feature… All these featured queries worked! Meaning they snagged the attention of an agent or editor. … Continue reading →

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Why Traveling is Good for the Author’s Soul

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Last week I mentioned I’d be going on a road-trip. I did, and now I’m back, refreshed and ready to dive back into my WIP. I wasn’t convinced I loved my characters or could pull off the complicated premise of … Continue reading →

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