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Tips on writing magical worlds from Children's Author Andy Sagar
Published: Wed 9th March 2022
"Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup" children's author Andy Sagar shares his top writing tips for magical stories...
By Andy Sagar | Activities, Author, Kids, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Guest Blog
Author Kieran Larwood's Top Tips for Character Creation
Published: Sun 13th February 2022
Find out award-winning Kieran Larwood's top 3 tips on creating amazing characters in your stories...
By Kieran Larwood | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Top Tips
Wolf Girl activity and giveaway from Jo Loring-Fisher
Published: Fri 4th February 2022
To celebrate the release of 'Wolf Girl' by Jo Loring-Fisher we've got an exclusive activity and giveaway!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Competitions, Family, Holiday activities, Kids
Guest Blog by Kathy Weeks: How to Write in Diary Style
Published: Fri 4th February 2022
Writing a story in the style of a diary is a brilliant way to get your readers inside the mind of your main character straight away. Here's author Kathy Weeks' inside knowledge to help you!
By Kathy Weeks | Activities, Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
How to Write An Animal Character
Published: Tue 1st February 2022
The amazing Gill Lewis has written a guest blog for us to celebrate the launch of "A Street Dog Named Pup!"
By Gill Lewis | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Poetry Idol Poetry Writing Competition
Published: Mon 31st January 2022
Celebrate your favourite person in verse with Poetry Idol and you could win them, and yourself a fantastic prize!
By Lynsey | Activities, Competitions, Kids, Parents, Poetry, Teachers
So you want to make a podcast...
Published: Thu 27th January 2022
Go from novice to finished podcast in no time with this simple podcast guide for teachers and young writers.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers
SPaG Monsters' Grammar Guide - Bear vs Bare
Published: Wed 19th January 2022
In the next instalment of the SPaG Monsters' grammar guide, we tackle the difficult task of differentiating bear vs bare.
By Jenni Harrison | Activities, Parents, SPaG Monsters, Top Tips
Gillian Cross' Top Mystery Writing Tips
Published: Tue 11th January 2022
To celebrate the release of Gillian Cross & Alan Snow's latest book "Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure", Gillian shares with you some amazing mystery writing tips...
By Gillian Cross | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
Writing resolutions for the New Year
Published: Tue 28th December 2021
The New Year is here to why not take the opportunity to get write into it ? Here are some ideas for writing resolutions anyone can use to kick of 2022 the write way
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Christmas, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Parents, Writing Tips