There was no such thing as a Creative Writing A Level when I chose my A Level options aged 16. The closest thing was English Language or English...
Why We Need the Creative Writing A Level
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Why You’ll Never Achieve Perfection (And What to Aim for Instead)
Some people see perfection as a badge of honour; a cross to bear that they just have to carry the burden of. They use it as their biggest weakness...
How to Write About Stress
In the words of Bartok from Anastasia, ‘Stress. It’s a killer.’
Short-term stress can help us to achieve our goals and is the reason many of us work well under pressure.
Long-term stress, meanwhile, can affect our physical and mental health temporarily and permanently.
Let’s dig a little deeper, shall we?
How to Write About ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Remember that kid in class that could never sit still and was forever getting told off?
Some kids were forever in detention because they just wouldn’t do what they were told.
Some got off (seemingly lightly) because they’d been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
How to Write Anxiety
Anxiety is a cruel creature that can take over your life without you even realising it.
It can control everything from our day-to-day decisions to our career paths to our relationship choices.
And if we don’t know we suffer from it, it’s impossible to control.
How Do You Know When Your Book is Ready?
First off, we need to establish whether you mean ready for an editor/beta readers, or ready for self-publication/submitting to agents.
They’re VERY different things.
Having published two books, sent a third off to beta readers (more on that soon), and studied Creative Writing, I’ve had to get good at knowing when my work is ready to share with people.
Sometimes it’s a case of the book is ready, but you’re not.
In that situation, you need two things: moral support and tough love.
How to Write Sarcasm
Ignore what they say—sarcasm isn’t the lowest form of wit. It may also not be the highest form of intelligent (sorry). But it is fun. It doesn’t always translate well into writing, though.
In the digital age emojis can make it easier to get your point across, but how do you write sarcasm that comes across as sarcasm and not you being an arse without using emojis?
How to get into the Writing Zone
Life is stressful. It’s even more stressful when you have to come home from a tough day at work then sit down and write. How do you shake off the day’s stresses and focus on your fiction? (Or nonfiction or poetry?) How do you give your characters the attention they deserve?
Are Creative Writing Classes Worth it?
Ever considered taking a creative writing class but then wondered if it’s worth the time and money?
Ever thought that you could just learn everything you need about writing from a book?
Ever wondered just what creative writing classes teach anyway?
Don’t Myth Out on Writing Competitions!
This is a guest post by Cathy Bryant. There are hundreds of writing competitions held every year, often with tempting prizes, yet many writers don't...