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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

Compression

As most people know, the phrase “creative non-fiction” doesn’t mean you can now make stuff up; it means that a factual,…

Tobias Jones
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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

Compressing a famous story

Leave your own story idea alone for a minute, because sometimes it’s easier to think about compression and structure when you’re…

Tobias Jones
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Free Association Character Biography

This is a great character exercise and works even in the most extraordinary of circumstances. For example, if one of your…

Alexis Zegerman
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Three Act Structure

When writing a screenplay, I don’t naturally think in structure. I don’t automatically think of the specific plot point coming on…

Alexis Zegerman
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Poetry

Build Your Own Anthology

Do you ever stop to flag up poems that you particularly enjoy when you’re reading a new collection? I certainly do!…

Katrina Naomi
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Poetry

Line Breaks

Because I don’t want to fall foul of any other poet’s copyright – and they might prefer me not to mess…

Katrina Naomi
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A Room of Their Own

Character and setting are two vital ingredients in the writing of fiction. Whatever your genre – be it Sci-Fi or romantic…

Mavis Cheek
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Deadlines and Self Discipline

I’ve always found it helpful to write to a deadline. So often when I was signing my next publishing contract the…

Mavis Cheek
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Branching Conversations

It can be useful to think of a conversation as a game. Whether it’s a negotiation, a seduction or an interrogation;…

David Varela
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Fiction

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Dialogue and Possibility

I write for lots of different media, and I’ve found that each medium gives me ideas to apply to the others….

David Varela
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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

Describing Objects

Describe a thing from its point of view. Pick something from the living world, ideally not a human. Don’t use the…

Jay Griffiths
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Non-Fiction & Life Writing

Write in the spirit of the gift

Every piece of writing is a gift from the writer to the reader. Write in the spirit of the gift, and…

Jay Griffiths
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Writing for Children & YA

Telling Tales

If you’d like to eat chocolate and pass it off as research, this may well be the exercise for you. Get…

Christopher William Hill
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Writing for Children & YA

Telling Tales

Children are innate storytellers. It’s an ability born out of necessity – tell a story that drags, and you’ll quickly lose…

Christopher William Hill
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Poetry

Plainness

Poetry is best when it’s not trying to be poetic. I know that sounds paradoxical but it’s true. When I think…

Andrew McMillan
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Poetry

Plainness

Get a draft of a poem that you’ve been working on but can’t seem to get right. You know the one…

Andrew McMillan