Developing your craft

Being funny isn’t as easy as writers like to think. In this extract from his article in the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2027, author...

While having their play staged is the apex of many playwrights’ ambitions, seeing the script published as well is a wonderful bonus. In this extract...

A distinctive voice is what separates competent stories from publishable ones. It’s easy to spot books with a distinctive voice, but it’s difficult...

This year, we’re celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, the essential guide for writers and illustrators looking...

Debut historical fiction author Cressida Downing on the process of turning mounds of research into something that serves your plot. For more free...

Writing a book is never as simple as you think. In this article, debut novelist Stuart Blake explains the long journey his book went on between...