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No matter where you are on your creative writing journey, we can help you build your knowledge and grow your creativity. Updated weekly, our blog will inspire and support you with tips & tricks and useful resources.
Here Are The 3 Reasons Structure Is So Essential To Creative Writing
Structure is the overall design, layout, and organisation of your story.
It is the high-level planning, the story arc and even the movement within your novel. Your novel always needs to be moving forward and structure helps you to do that. It’s a framework to add your setting, characters, and description to.
Help! Do I Absolutely Need A Writing Routine To Call Myself A Writer?
Although writing comes with an amazing sense of freedom, it can also leave us with a stream of questions.
One of the issues that crops up frequently is whether we need a writing routine. Should we copy the writing routine of our favourite author?
The Derbyshire Writing School Interns
We are very excited to be introducing you to our interns! We’re working with the University of Derby to offer three paid internships over summer 2022.
This is part of the Universities DRIVEN project, working with business in Derbyshire to provide practical, paid internships to graduates. It’s going to be a summer full of writing, and we can’t wait.
Your Easy Guide To Getting a Literary Agent Today
For many writers, getting an agent is the dream. It’s the pinnacle of success that means ‘you’ve made it’.
This reputation and expectation can seem excessive, but agents open doors. An agent can (and should) make your life easier as a writer.