Developing your craft

You've been writing for a while and nearly have a full draft of a manuscript, or a collection of finished shorter pieces of work, under your belt.

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Pitching Your Work to an Illustration Agent

Anna Zieger

24th June 2024

Edited

17th July 2024

In this extract from her article for the Children’s Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025, Anna Zieger explains that to reach your creative potential...

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From Plays to Fiction

Gaye Poole

24th May 2024

Edited

12th July 2024

Gaye Poole, debut author of Edges of Me, on the challenges of moving from playwriting to writing fiction, and how to mine life’s experiences. For...

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Flash Fiction: Structure Is Your Friend

Farhana Khalique

21st May 2024

Edited

2nd October 2024

Farhana Khalique shares her advice on what to consider when constructing a flash fiction.

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3 min read

Know Yourself

Lucy van Smit

20th May 2024

Edited

30th July 2024

Two thousand years ago Socrates told his students: If you want wisdom, Know Yourself. When I finally understood how key it is to Know...

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Inner Hygiene

Lucy van Smit

20th May 2024

Edited

20th May 2024

A creative exercise on decluttering your mind, taken from Lucy van Smit's A Writers' Journal Workbook.

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4 min read

A Writer's Journal Workbook: 9 Writing Prompts

Clare ADMIN

20th May 2024

Edited

20th May 2024

In this 9-part series for Writers & Artists, Lucy van Smit encourages you to make space for your own creativity by sharing a number...