Starting out

You have an interest in writing and your thoughts are turning towards committing some ideas to paper, or turning pages of notes into a full manuscript.

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17th September 2021
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5th January 2022

Play around with the two writing prompts below and see what you can come up with!

Take an ordinary occurrence, such as opening a school...

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17th September 2021
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25th May 2022

Although chapter summaries are more often used for writers of non-fiction when they are putting together their submission materials, writing a...

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2 min read
17th September 2021
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4th January 2022

Study the blurbs on the backs of books lining your shelves at home. Choose ones in your genre that have influenced you, or you feel close to...

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1st September 2021
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1st September 2021
Olli Alanen, executive director of Finland's Children and Youth Foundation, on the origins of Read Hour, and why it's so important to get involved....
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2 min read
17th August 2021
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5th January 2022

Take a single word and put it in the middle of a blank sheet of paper.

Underline it.

From that word, draw a line out and write...