Category: Creative writing tips

Dear Writer Friends,

Here we are again, and nearly the end of January already! Hope you are enjoying your writing. 🙂 And your reading!

Once again I am going to enthuse about the necessity (and enjoyment!) of reading.

All reading is good, but the best thing you can do, if you want to be a good writer is …

Did you make any new year’s resolutions this year? If you resolved to write every day, but are stuck with your story, here are some ideas for ten minutes of writing to help you get back on track:

Hello everyone: hope you have had a good week. Spring will soon be here!

This week’s writing tip is all about eavesdropping on other people’s conversations! 🙂 …

Good morning writer friends! Not just a writing tip this week, but a writing exercise as well. 🙂

Do you have an alter ego from much-loved childhood story? I bet you enjoyed reading as a child, or you wouldn’t be reading this! I’m wondering, was there a book…

Dear Writer Friends,

Just a very quick message – I wasn’t planning on sending a writing tip today, for, as it’s Christmas Day, but I had an idea so I thought I might as well share it . . .

Of all the people you are spending time with today, who would make . . .

Hello again – can you believe another whole week has gone by?

This week’s creative writing tip comes from last month’s monthly programme, as we were looking at editing our manuscripts. One of the things I suggested looking out for, is anything . . .

Hello again, is it possible that another week has gone by? Amazing! But this means another creative writing tip, so here goes:

If you have used quotations in your story, either from Scripture or other sources, you need to make sure that . . .

Hello again, and welcome to this week’s creative writing tip!

In your writing, look out for stereotypes. If I say “grandma” to you, what image comes to mind? Grandparents of ten-year-old children are more likely to be . . .

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s free creative writing tip! I have taken this one from our monthly programme, which you are more than welcome to join if you want to go deeper with your writing. No worries if that’s not for you right now – I hope this will be helpful. 🙂

Once you have finished the first draft of your novel…

Morning, writer friends!

Today’s creative writing tip is for you, if you have finished the first draft of a novel. (Congratulations if you have, by the way!)

Here are my four BIG TIPS:

1. Leave your first draft alone for a while – a couple of weeks if possible. Coming to your story with fresh eyes will help enormously.
2. Make a . . .