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Writing prompt: Perfect Sunday
Use the components of an ideal day of rest to prompt new writing in this week’s…12 April 2024
How to write a thriller
Discover these top tips on how to write a thrilling novel from the author of the…11 April 2024
Writing prompt: Ladder
How can a ladder inspire new creative writing? See where it takes you in this…05 April 2024
Audio drama: The art of adaptation
Ahead of his Bournemouth Writing Festival appearance, author and dramatist Brian…05 April 2024
Writing prompt: Easter
Use the 'Easter' theme in any way you please to create29 March 2024
Setting: More than a place
Novelist Ginny Myers Sain discusses making atmospheric setting a character in…29 March 2024
Writing when times get tough
Finding it hard to write, right now? Be kind to yourself – and have a look at…22 March 2024
Writing prompt: Calm
Evoke a sense of stillness in this week’s creative writing exercise22 March 2024
Why is it so important to be represented in fiction?
BookTok star Melissa Blair wanted to see characters like her in books - queer,…22 March 2024