Tag Archives: short stories

Creating Suspense in Short Stories – Three Top Tips

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Della Galton

I used to believe that the art of writing suspense was mostly about technique – short sentences build tension and pace, longer sentences slow it down. But suspense means so much more than this. So what does the word suspense … Continue reading →

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Tips on Entering Writing Competitions – Wednesday Writing Spot

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Della Galton

I recently judged the H E Bates Short Story Competition, organised by the Northampton Writers Group. Morgen Bailey is the chair and for today’s Wednesday Writing Spot I’m delighted to welcome Morgen to my blog to give us her tips … Continue reading →

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H E Bates Short Story Competition. Winners and Presentation

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Della Galton

I was honoured to be asked to judge the 2013 H E Bates Short Story Competition, and last Friday 17th January I presented the prizes to the winners, which was both humbling (I wish I’d written some of those stories) … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo So Far

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Della Galton

If you’ve read this blog lately, you’ll know I’ve been doing the NaNoWriMo challenge, i.e. I signed up to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Well, actually, I’m a nano rebel. I decided it would be … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Writing a Novel

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Della Galton

As I think I may have mentioned (once or twice) I now have two Writer’s Toolshed books in existence. Apparently there has been some confusion and a few people think there is still only one. So in the interests of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Wells Literature Festival

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Della Galton

Just a little bit of feedback from me this week regarding the Wells Literature Festival where I did a workshop on Writing and Selling Short Stories on Sunday 13 October. I hadn’t realised I’d be teaching in the Bishop’s Palace. … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Writing Spot – Getting Ideas – Guest Post from Patsy Collins

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Della Galton

This week on the Wednesday Writing Spot, I am delighted to welcome writer, Patsy Collins, who is talking about where she gets her ideas from and her fabulous new short story collection, which is called Up The Garden Path. It’s … Continue reading →

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