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.
It's our favourite time of year at Writers & Artists, (let the Christmas book shopping commence!) and what better way to bring in the festive...
One simple way to structure your book is to write the logline first. The logline is a single sentence that summarises your whole book, shows your...
This is an exercise to find the identity of your story. Don’t worry if you only have a vague idea to start with.
Example: My story is...
STEP ONE:
Learn to appreciate your own voice. Our voices are often lively and engaged when we talk, but when we come to use our voice...
Invent three new characters. It sounds a lot, right?
Look up. What do you see?
People. The secret is to take several people...