Developing your idea

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...

A writing exercise from author Clare Povey (The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre) on establishing tone and mood in fiction.

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...

A collection of free advice articles from acclaimed author, William Ryan, on the process of editing and improving the structure of your manuscript...

Author, editor and creative writing lecturer Kylie Fitzpatrick encourages you to identify your protagonist's call to adventure.

Reserve your place at these exciting September masterclasses, each focusing on an essential aspect of the writing process.

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