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First lines: the importance of

First lines. Confused? May be we sweat a little too much about first impressions. There’s nothing to them. The best way to find them is often to write and a sentence will jump out at some stage. In other words, don’t worry about first lines until you’ve written the entire Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 9 months6 months ago
Creative writing

Dash use in creative writing

For a breakdown of the different types of dash/hyphen see my article on Em dash use in formal writing. The easiest way to understand em dash use in creative writing is to read and decide for yourself what works and what doesn’t work. So below I will demonstrate through three Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years ago
Creative writing

Write, according to Stephen King

I love King’s book On Writing, and recommend that you read it. I wouldn’t say every writer has to write like him, his advice can be genre specific and even he says you need to work on your own style. But he does give some good advice for writers that Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years4 years ago
Creative writing

Parfitt Press

Working towards a world full of colourful socks I found these little stories in my creative writing archive this month, and thought I would share them with you. I was working at the Edinburgh College of Art at the time… Imagine you’re in Edinburgh around 2002, and you buy a Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 4 years4 years ago
Creative writing

Emma’s Little Red Coat – Scottish Book Trust

Red, there’s a reason why women claim it as their colour. It’s a power colour, interwoven with our right of passage into womanhood. This month I submitted a story to the Scottish Book Trust part a fairy tale and part biography inspired by my journey to doing a PhD. The Read more…

By Emma Parfitt, 8 years5 months ago
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