Creative Writing Resources (page 6)

'We sat talking of how happy we felt', Joe Orton wrote in his diary in late 1967, 'and how it couldn't surely last. We'd have to pay for it.' He was right. Three months later, Orton w...

At the side of our block of 1960s terraced flats lies a small patch of green. To be honest, it`s not very impressive - just a raised grassy area, curving around like a leaning number ...

I gave a talk the other day called something like `Writing for Children: generating ideas and writing that children will actually be interested in.` I can`t remember the exact title. ...

On the drive back from Epsom today I was mulling over the elements that distinguish children`s books from adult fiction. It`s something I spoke about in a talk recently, so let`s put ...

Be honest - how often do you force yourself to be creative? Do you find yourself getting frustrated when your creativity doesn`t flow easily? Do you get angry at yourself, doubt yours...

My escape took me to the remains of an old building, partly destroyed by the bombs, just outside the town. Weeds were growing among broken pieces of stone and wood and the dark sky fr...