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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae #Past editors #Writer Resources

6 Things I’ve learnt in 6 Years of Underground Writers, by Jess Rae

November 30, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Like all good books, there is a final page and this marks my final page at Underground Writers. I joined the Underground team

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately #Writer Resources

Overcoming Shiny Object Syndrome, by Jess Gately

June 7, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image by Myriam Zilles from Pixabay We’ve all been there. You’re down to the nitty gritty bits of your manuscript. You’re not quite sure how

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae #Past editors #Writer Resources

Years later: Reflecting on your own writing, by Jess Rae

May 24, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

I read a short story I wrote 10 years ago and I have some thoughts… COVID-19 self-isolation has meant spring-cleaning time for my

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#Blog Posts #Dylan Dartnell #Past editors #Writer Resources

Social Media Finally Invests in Wellbeing by Dylan Dartnell

March 29, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Cover image from Pixabay free images My uncle has lived a life of first-class flights, with contacts and friends in every country around

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae #Past editors #Writer Resources

How To Create a Compelling Villain, by Jess Rae

August 21, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive I recently re-watched all the Harry Potter films and whilst doing so found myself rolling my

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately #Writer Resources

What to do when you receive feedback on your writing, by Jess Gately

July 28, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Receiving feedback can be a painful process. As writers, we should actively seek it, but there’s no taking away

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#Blog Posts #Kate Lomas Glendenning #Writer Resources

Writing a Story Cycle, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

June 23, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

As an admirer and writer of short stories, I decided to challenge myself by writing a different genre. After a bit of research,

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#Freelance Writing Series #Jess Gately

Freelance Writing series part 9: Getting your first paid gigs

June 5, 2019May 27, 2019 By Underground Team

Article by Jess Gately Image from Canva Free Stock Images In the last post we discussed ways that you can start a portfolio of your writing

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#Blog Posts #Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Writer Resources

Writing Your Author Bio, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

May 26, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Whether you enjoy or loathe writing them, an appropriate author bio is essential when presenting yourself to your audience

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae #Past editors

Is Your Idea Worth It? By Jess Rae

February 13, 2019November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

How to tell what story is worth writing.  I know as a writer I always have so many ideas but I never have

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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

Book Cover Monotony and the Rise of the ‘Bouquet Book’, by Shelley Timms

August 22, 2018August 21, 2018 By Underground Team

The term ‘judging a book by its cover’ pretty much sums up my shopping technique when looking for new books. Even when I’m

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

Writing big topics for the small page, by Jess Gately

July 28, 2018July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

[Image Description: A silhouette of a soldier carrying another soldier who is presumably injured or dead across an empty battlefield. The text reads

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#Blog Posts #Jemimah Halbert Brewster

7 Books That Celebrate Books, by Jemimah Brewster

June 27, 2018June 26, 2018 By Underground Team

I’m a book person: I read them, I write about them, and I like reading about how great they are. Deep meta. The

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

Writer’s Block. Is it real and how to get past it? by Jess Gately

June 9, 2018July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

Writer’s Block is the bane of all writers. Whether it takes the form of staring at a blank page not knowing what to

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#Blog Posts #Kate Lomas Glendenning

When Should I Write? By Kate Lomas Glendenning

April 15, 2018July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

When should I write? How do I motivate myself to write? How do I make time to write? Honestly? It’s up to you!

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

21 Things I Learnt from Books, by Jess Rae

March 17, 2018March 14, 2018 By Underground Team

In mid-April I turn 21 (I know: I’m such a baby) and so of course I’m having a 21st birthday party. In true

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 Things I Learnt During NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

December 3, 2017 By Underground Team

3 Things I Learnt During NaNoWriMo By Jess Gately Over the years I have participated or skipped NaNoWriMo as I see necessary. For

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 Tips for Generating Ideas During NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

November 14, 2017November 12, 2017 By Underground Team

Stuck for ideas during NaNoWriMo? Here’s 3 tips to get you back on track… Whether you’re pantsing it and having a bit of

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

7 Tips for Surviving NaNoWriMo, by Jess Gately

October 31, 2017May 19, 2018 By Underground Team

Are you ready? Tomorrow is November 1st and the beginning of NaNoWriMo! If you haven’t already, I sincerely suggest you head on over

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#Blog Posts #Jess Rae

8 Tips for Starting a Blog, by Jess Rae

June 23, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

8 Tips for Starting a Blog by editor Jessica Rae Wilson-Smith Last month, in an effort to build my freelance business, I started

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#Blog Posts #Jemimah Halbert Brewster

3 Ways I Trick Myself Into Writing More, by Jemimah Halbert

May 30, 2017August 9, 2020 By Underground Team

3 Ways I Trick Myself Into Writing More By Editor-in-Chief Jemimah Halbert If you haven’t already read last month’s blog post I suggest you

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