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No time to write?

This is a 15 minute exercise. You’ll need a pen and notebook or laptop and a supply of books. Choose a…

Katrina Naomi
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No time to write?

One of the biggest issues writers face is finding enough time to write. Or finding any time to write. Lots of…

Katrina Naomi
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Immediate circumstances

This exercise comes from working with actors and embracing many of the processes that they use to help develop their character….

Matt Hartley
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Colour scheme

If you’re anything like me and find that your first draft just looks like an overwhelming amount of text, it’s great…

Matt Hartley
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Why should I write?

Sit alone with a piece of paper, a pen, and a timer (if you’re using your phone, make sure you set…

Laura Barnett
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Define your mission statement

In her wonderful book The Right to Write – a follow-up to her mega-bestseller, and lifeline to many artists, …

Laura Barnett
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Making Meaning

Using different coloured post-its. Choose a colour (say pink) and write the central themes of your story on separate post-its. For…

Kerry Young
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Making Meaning

Sometimes, when we think about our story or book we get distracted by the plot. We list and describe what happens….

Kerry Young
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Poetry

Writing tips for stuck poets

We all have times when we get stuck in our writing. Either nothing comes, or we don’t feel inspired or galvanized…

Robert Seatter
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Poetry

Colour

“Mere colour can speak the soul in a thousand different ways”, so said Oscar Wilde. And it’s…

Robert Seatter
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Suspenseful Secrets

Write a short scene involving two characters. They’re working together on a task or doing something relatively innocuous, such as having…

Sanjida Kay
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Structure of suspense

‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
The wonderful opening line in Rebecca by Daphne…

Sanjida Kay
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Dear Writing Diary

I began keeping a Writing Diary back in 2010. I’d taken a self-styled sabbatical from my job in an advertising agency,…

Emylia Hall
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Starting a Writing Diary

If when you sit down to write you find yourself feeling too scattered to focus then perhaps you’re in need of…

Emylia Hall
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Lie to me

It can be surprisingly liberating to give your characters the freedom to lie in a play. Unburdened by the tedium of…

Christopher William Hill
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Lying to be truthful

How many times have you told a lie today? I don’t just mean a fib of earth-shattering importance, but any white…

Christopher William Hill

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