Writing Tip: Don’t Crowd the Vase
BY HELEN BRAIN Master the art of writing with a florist’s precision. Discover how trimming excess words transforms cluttered prose into powerful imagery. I knew nothing about flower arranging. My approach was just to bung all the stems into the vase until they stood up kind of straight – or until I couldn’t fit any […]
Student Success Story: Tanja Wijnen’s Path to Becoming a Published Children’s Author
Tanja Wijnen, the talented author of The Pangolin Killers (Danish title: Skældyrsjægerne), crafted her debut children’s book while studying with the Writers College. Guided by award-winning author and mentor Helen Brain through the Write a Children’s Book Course, Tanja’s experience with publication is as exciting as her book’s plot. And her success didn’t end there: […]
Bazooka the Doubt and Start Writing Today
ALEX SMITH provides some tips for creating a writing routine you will actually stick to. So, you have a great idea for a novel? Or a series? Or a memoir? Perhaps a place, an experience or a character has you feeling inspired to write, or you really want to enter a short story competition. Grand! […]