“Omit needless words.” Everyone has their own unique way of writing and to be honest, if someone has the motivation to write anything and get creative, then a big thumbs up from me. Some people shy away from it, some people believe that they’re not very good at it and some people may simply not…
Tag: creativity
Character Profiles in a nutshell.
“Every character should want something, even if it’s just a glass of water.” After telling myself over and over that I need to write my character profiles before I add more to my story, it finally happened! I have begun the process of going through all my characters but it’s no where near complete. The…
What to expect: your first attempt at Free Writing.
“There is no wrong or right – just write!” After being told about free writing a while back, and not really having a clue what it was, I finally decided to jump in for attempt number one this weekend. I did a bit of research, and reading other people’s attempts really tickled me. I’ll try…
The Making of: Little Caroline.
“Create the things you wish existed.” A couple of years ago, I wrote a short children’s story based on some of the things I learnt from my Teaching Assistant days. As a Reading Mentor too, I must have read hundreds of stories with children, which allowed me to explore the way authors wrote to a…
You will get there, but only if you keep going.
“Follow your dreams, success will follow.” Unlike everyone else I seemed to know at school, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to be when I ‘grew up’. Everyone around me seemed to want to be a vet, or a teacher. A doctor or a pilot. I never knew what I wanted for my…