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Poetry

Writing poems for children

What is different about writing for a young audience, I think, is that you have to either write the poem with…

Carole Bromley
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Poetry

Rewriting fairy tales

Rewriting fairy tales is a very good starting point. You already know the story (and, if you don’t, you can google…

Carole Bromley
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Write like nobody’s watching

It seems to me that in many ways writing is “acting for shy people”. You get to inhabit all sorts of…

Chrissie Manby
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What are publishers looking for?

One of the questions that comes up at every writing workshop I’ve ever given or attended is ‘what are publishers looking…

Chrissie Manby
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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

Finding Your Voice

For memoir especially, the most important aspect is finding The Voice. Your voice. And the authenticity of that voice….

Sylvia Patterson
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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

If It’s Painful, You’re On To Something

Writing your own life story, or an integral part of it, isn’t easy. And it shouldn’t be, because life itself isn’t…

Sylvia Patterson

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Comedy

Exercises for comedy dialogue

The key is not to look for something funny – because you can start with anything and make…

Helen Lederer

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Comedy

Tips for comedy dialogue

1. Connecting factor
In order to make people laugh, the reader must connect immediately with the authenticity of the…

Helen Lederer
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Theatre

Location, location, location.

Where and when we choose to set our plays is as vital as the characters we choose to populate them. After…

Matt Hartley
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Theatre

And then…

Plays require dramatic action. A quick tip, once you have completed a first draft of your play, to ensure it is…

Matt Hartley
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Poetry

Poetry and medicine

First of all, read poems about illness. Read Jo Shapcott’s Of Mutability, Anthony Wilson’s Riddance, Hugo Williams’…

Carole Bromley
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Poetry and medicine

In 2018 the NHS turned 70, and there has been an increased interest in writing about illness. Three anthologies have been…

Carole Bromley

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Finding your character

Sometimes characters turn up like old friends and just start talking to you like you’ve known them all their lives. Other…

Jake Arnott

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The Hot-Seat

This follows from the above tip and is another actor’s exercise and one that works in a group setting. This is…

Jake Arnott

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Finding perspective – editing exercises

In order to edit your own work, you have to be able to step back from it. The less familiar it…

Antonia Hodgson

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Finding perspective

Finishing the first draft of a novel is a moment for celebration. You’ve made it. Congratulations! But whether it’s taken you…

Antonia Hodgson

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