How To Write
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Under the Microscope extra: Language, Liberated
A reader's novel opening goes under the editorial microscope25 August 2021
Coffee break exercise: Heroes
Conjure a real-life or imaginary hero in this week's creative writing exercise20 August 2021
Piers Torday: How to write eco-fiction for children
Young readers are never too small to make a difference, says the author of the…19 August 2021
Coffee-break exercise: Window shopping
Use the theme to start a new piece of writing in this week's exercise13 August 2021
Author experiences: Emma Hughes – A novel in 200 words a day
The author of No Such Thing as Perfect describes how she overcame her fear of…13 August 2021
Coffee break exercise: Background
Think about what's going on in the background of a piece of creative writing in…06 August 2021
Author experiences: How to handle Covid in fiction
Contemporary thriller author Holly Watt explains how she wrote her novel on Big…06 August 2021
Coffee-break exercise: Vision
Apply the theme literally or metaphorically in this week's creative writing…30 July 2021
Historical fiction: How to turn fact into fiction
Novelist Ellen Alpsten explains how she balanced historical research with…30 July 2021
