by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 12, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing
Charlie Laidlaw, author and tutor, looks at getting started. Many of us wish we could write a book. Maybe it’s a story for a novel that’s been swirling around in our heads for years. Or maybe it’s the story of your family, something to treasure and hand down. Or...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 6, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing
Some of you may dream of becoming a successful author, whether of fiction or non-fiction. You may already have ideas for the next crime thriller, chick-lit romance, YA or children’s book. But not everyone who signs up for a Creating Writers’ course has that...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 5, 2021 | Creative writing courses, getting started on writing, Writing
The trouble with writing is knowing where to start. It’s all very well for Lewis Carroll to say, “begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.” For most of us, finding that starting point is the tricky bit. We might have a good idea for a...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorized, Writing
Taking my writing tutor’s hat off for a moment, my fifth novel, Everyday Magic, is being published next month. It’s a book that was written during 2020. A time when all of us, because of restrictions, had to reassess our lives and the things that are important to us....
by Charlie Laidlaw | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized, Writing
OK, you want to write a book, but don’t know where to start. Well, as always, the best place to start is at the beginning. So, let’s begin with W. Somerset Maugham. “There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” Well, I’d...
