How To Write
Improve your writing and learn new skills with our expert advice, essential tips and fun exercises to try at home. Get started with our latest blogs below.
Coffee-break writing: Happy place
Explore someone in their ideal environment in this week's creative writing…13 October 2023
Marc Turner: Writing in a new genre
The author describes moving from fantasy to thrillers, and offers tips for…13 October 2023
Coffee-break writing: Shape a sentence
Change an existing sentence in stages in this week's creative writing exercise06 October 2023
Poetry is for everyone
For National Poetry Day, poet Bea Hutchings reminds us that all our verse has…06 October 2023
McCredited WM November 2023
Read James McCreet's suggested rewrite for this month's Under the Microscope05 October 2023
Coffee-break writing: Kinetic
Convey the sense of someone in motion in today’s creative writing exercise29 September 2023
Donna Ashworth: Writing Wild Hope
As her new book is published, the much-loved poet discusses the healing power of…29 September 2023
Coffee-break writing: Find
Write about an unexpected discovery in this week’s creative writing exercise22 September 2023
Writing horror: It's all around
Reality is horrifying, says debut author Jamison Shea, describing how their book…22 September 2023