Developing your craft

Katy Massey (Are We Home Yet?) compares the difference between fiction and creative non-fiction, and discusses the contrasting demands they can put...

Picture book author Catherine Emmett on her love of the page turn, and how important they are within the picture book form. Fore more free advice on...

Steve Smallman, author of the Maggie Sparks series, discusses why he loves writing friendships in children's fiction and the rewards and challenges...

In this exclusive extract from How to Think Like a Poet, novelist and poet Dai George discusses contemporary poetry and the set ideas people have...

Structuring an entire series of books can feel daunting. Find out how to do it right with help from Fictionary.