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Ashleigh Kay

writer | editor | always plays a bard

  • About Me
  • Fiction
    • Coal Dust: Excerpt
    • Working Title
    • A Live Studio Audience
    • Nineties Kid
    • Scenes from a Road Movie
    • The Stars / Les Etoiles
    • Kings Cross
    • Unmasked!
    • Ticker Tape Kings
  • RPGs & Murder Mysteries
    • A Breach at Stronghold
  • Zines
    • Museum of the Western World
    • Trev’s Books: Unpacking my Grandfather’s Library
  • Miscellany
    • Archie Out of Context
    • Inspire Courage Crafts
    • Game of Thrones Irreverent Recaps
    • The Savannah Stories
    • The Commune
    • Travel and the Art of Mental Maintenance: Introduction
    • The Decade in Film: Introduction
    • Black Paintings in a White Wing
    • So We’ve Yet to Find a Decent World Map with South Sudan
  • Contact

Tag: Advice from Pros

Blake Snyder’s Beat Sheet for Novels

Can't quite pin-point the problems with your first draft? Struggling with an outline? The Beat Sheet is here to help.

Ashleigh Kay Writing Leave a comment November 29, 2017June 9, 2020 11 Minutes

On Keeping a Log-Line Book

Pitching a story in a single phrase not only gets you to the heart of a complicated mess, but can help brainstorm future projects.

Ashleigh Kay Writing Leave a comment November 22, 2017June 9, 2020 1 Minute

Triangulating the Text

Understanding what it is you like as reader will help you figure out what to do as a writer.

Ashleigh Kay Writing Leave a comment November 2, 2017June 9, 2020 2 Minutes

The Importance of Just Getting it Done

First drafts don't have to be perfect, they just have to be complete.

Ashleigh Kay Writing Leave a comment September 27, 2017June 9, 2020 5 Minutes

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