by Charlie Laidlaw | Nov 6, 2021 | getting started on writing, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers To succeed as a writer your book must have a structure that works, and it must be told in a way that is engaging for the reader. A simple structure might be: you set the scene, and stuff happens that...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Oct 20, 2021 | Creative writing courses, getting started on writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers All books involve conflict of some sort otherwise there would be no point in writing them, or for anybody else to read them. However, there are different sorts of conflict, several of which may appear in a...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Oct 12, 2021 | getting started on writing, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers A good book should be as long as it needs to be, and no longer. For debut authors, alas, that doesn’t really work now. Most publishers now want books with minimum word counts. It’s part of their policy...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 25, 2021 | getting started on writing, Writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers Many of us want to write a book but don’t know where to start. We’re not sure how to write characterisation or how to move the story forward in a way that will engage with readers. We also know that there will...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 21, 2021 | Creative writing courses, getting started on writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and creative writing tutor at Creating Writers To write a book, you first need an idea for what it will be about. But don’t worry if it’s just that – an idea. If you think it’s a good idea, start to think through how it might work. My...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 19, 2021 | getting started on writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and creative writing tutor at Creating Writers There’s nothing better than being given a bit of advice. That’s certainly true when it comes to writing a book. While good advice can come in all shapes and sizes, as an author, here my top...
