How to Write

Find the words to bring a character to life in our latest 15-minute writing workout ...

Want your writing competition entries to impress judges and win prizes? Here are some helpful hints for writers ...

Read more, write better - complementary content from the November issue of Writing Magazine ...

Use your own library as a prompt in our latest creative writing exercise ...

How to write for young readers, from the How to Train Your Dragon author ...

A reader's cosy mystery novel opening is analysed and reworked ...

Sow the seed of creativity with our latest coffee break exercise ...

The last in our week-long run of extracts from the stories shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award ...

Use a memory of a house where you've lived as a building block for a new piece of writing in this week's 15-minute ...

Each day this week, read an extract from the stories shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award ...

Each day this week, read an extract from the stories shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award ...

Each day this week, read an extract from the stories shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award ...