by Charlie Laidlaw | Oct 3, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers As I wrote in a recent blog the four elements that go together to form a novel are context, plot, characterisation, and conflict resolution. All play a part in every novel ever written. Get the balance right,...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 23, 2021 | Creative writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers In writing a book, confidence is just as important as inspiration. It’s the confidence to write something, because writing is such a private endeavour. It’s the confidence to write, knowing also that your...
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...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 17, 2021 | Creative writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers The best way to learn how to write a book is to read and to practice. Books are your teachers, so learn from them. Understand how a character develops as the story goes on. Try to figure out the jigsaw of...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 16, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers There are lots of creative writing courses out there. Some are good, bad and ugly. Our Diploma course is, we believe, a little bit different. For a start, if you successfully complete the course, you get an...
