How To Write
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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
Writing prompt: Shoes
Give footwear a walk-on role in this week’s creative writing exercise!15 March 2024
Why unafraid writing is a risk worth taking
Novelist Brydie Lee-Kennedy on why writing what's authentic rather than to meet…15 March 2024
Writing prompt: Silly
Come up with a silly character in this week’s creative writing exercise08 March 2024
How voice shaped the construction of a novel
Not all novel-writing processes are linear. Author Anne Worthington describes…08 March 2024