How To Write
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Under the Microscope extra: Housekeeping
A reader's novel opening goes under the editorial microscope25 February 2021
Coffee-break exercise: Two sides
Write two sides of the same story in today's creative writing exercise19 February 2021
How to create an authentic child’s voice in fiction
Author Blair James shows how she created a convincing child character for her…19 February 2021
10 steps to adapting a novel into a screenplay
Learn how to turn you book into a film with advice from Moviesoft15 February 2021
Coffee break exercise: Valentine's Day
Write a love letter in today's creative writing exercise12 February 2021
Mark Stay: Why fantasy matters
The Crow Folk author offers his thoughts on how fantasy fiction is much more…12 February 2021
Coffee break exercise: Chair
Create a character to sit in this chair in this week's creative writing exercise05 February 2021
Janie Brown: How I learned to tell other people's most difficult stories
The author of Radical Acts of Love describes how she learned to do justice to…05 February 2021
Coffee break exercise: Early
Imagine getting up an hour early in today's creative writing exercise29 January 2021
