Developing your idea

If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.

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4 min read
13th October 2020
Edited
24th January 2021

The term ‘reluctant readers’ is used for ease, although they are not always reluctant per se: some children have conditions that make the act of...

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4 min read
13th October 2020
Edited
14th August 2024
In an exclusive extract from the new edition of the Guide to Writing for Children & YA, author Linda Strachan looks at the importance of not...
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7 min read
15th September 2020
Edited
19th August 2021

‘What if…?’ The question alone is so intriguing, it could form the beginning of a novel. 

I do often use the ‘What if?’...