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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2 min read
5th November 2021
Edited
5th January 2022

One of the most important parts of a story is the dialogue. How your characters speak, the rhythm of their speech and how they interact with each...

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4 min read
4th November 2021
Edited
6th December 2021

Our inaugural Finding Your Voice online writing course begins in January 2022, and we're working with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to make...

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1 min read
17th October 2021
Edited
21st December 2021

This writing exercise is from the Guide to Writing for Children & YA by Linda Strachan

Try using a spider diagram to help you think...

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2 min read
16th October 2021
Edited
4th January 2022

The setting of your story can be a character in itself. Whether you're using a real-life location or a fictional world for your story, how you...