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NEW YEAR, new approach

The New Year is always a time for us to reflect on where we are, where we are going and of course a chance to start with a clean slate each January.As you read this, 2023 will very nearly be in the rear-view mirror, and you may already be giving some thought to those New Year’s Resolutions that are going to push you in the right direction in 2024.

Perhaps hanging that fresh calendar on the year is an excuse to try something fresh with your storytelling – and in this article we’re going to explore some ways you can look to break out of old habits and try some new approaches to writing in 2024.

Epistolary storytelling

This is something I’ve always been a fan of in fiction, though some writers are a little wary of it. Employing epistolary elements means that you have items or documents in your writing that are ‘in-world’. An epistle refers to a letter in particular, but in this case

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