About Kieren Westwood

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I'm Kieren, I make videos supporting and encouraging writers to tell their stories and to have fun doing it.

Writing is hard, but you don't have to do it alone.

He/Him

This is a safe place, where bigotry and bullying of any kind is not tolerated.

Here's some stuff I've done:
Shortlisted for Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2011
Longlisted for Bridport First Novel Prize 2015
Shortlisted for Fiction Factory Flash Fiction Comp' 2017
Longlisted for Fiction Factory Flash Fiction Comp' 2019
Shortlisted for Bath Novella in Flash Prize 2020
Shortlisted for Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2020
Story 'The Reach of the Light' published by Five South 2021
Story 'Empty Backyard Pool' published by Free FLash Fiction Online 2021
Wrestled with self doubt - daily since the late 80s.

Don’t Let Bad Dialogue Lose You Readers

Sign up to Milanote for free with no time-limit: https://milanote.com/kierenwestwood0324 Poor dialogue can pull readers out of your story, but it doesn't have to be that way. There are many ways to write a realistic, immersive conversation, but here are 5 steps I think are accessible and realist…

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C.S Lewis Said ‘Don’t Use Adjectives’?

What do you make of C.S Lewis' writing advice? Sources: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/15-pieces-of-writing-advice-from-c-s-lewis/ https://stevelaube.com/c-s-lewis-on-writing/ OTHER WRITERS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmCyFUqEq-8WtRoqbJg6eVEVAwn3fHehz As usu…

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I Found The Reason I Write

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