Write your purpose

T hey say everyone has a book inside them. (If you’re drawn to quests or escapades you may have a whole shelf ’s worth.) But experiencing real-life events is one thing; turning that into unputdownable

Rewiting your first draft might seem daunting, but, says James McCreet, it’s where you have the chance to really make your writing shine So you’ve finished the first draft. The story lies ‘finished’ b

Take your notebook on a creative journey, as we unleash the power of poetry

I first heard the term ‘autofiction’ in December 2021 on a residential Arvon course for potential novelists. It was the first time I had spent a significant chunk of my own money on my writing educati

Being fearless in midlife is hard, because to be fearless we might have to change or challenge parts of our identity that we have leaned on for years: things we were taught about ourselves as a child,

Carol had it all – so why did she feel something was missing?