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Authors and creative tutors Natalie Young and Alex Hammond reveal the books they'll be referring to during Find Your Voice, our online...
I have completed the first short story (c6000 words) in what will be a five part series for ages 6 - 10 . The second is almost complete...
The secret is to create empathy with your reader. How do you do that?
Take a moment to consider what you do in real life to get...
The secret to a brilliant writing practice starts with noticing.
And naming the things around you.
It sounds so simple, but...
Invent three new characters. It sounds a lot, right?
Look up. What do you see?
People. The secret is to take several people...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This exercise is all about experimenting with different viewpoints and for this exercise you will need to select a scene from your current work in...
This is the story of two soulmates who are unaware that they are made for eachother no matter how much they try to go far awt from eachother. This...
USP is an abbreviation borrowed from the business world that's short for 'unique selling point.'
This exercise is all about...
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...