by NikkiYoungAuthor | Apr 6, 2020 | Writing exercises
Idioms are common sayings used in the English language. They don’t have a literal meaning, so can be difficult to understand. You might hear your grandparents use them – they’re quite old-fashioned – but that doesn’t mean you...
by NikkiYoungAuthor | Mar 31, 2020 | Writing exercises
Want to engage your reluctant writer to put pen to paper? Get them to write a letter. This is a box of letters I kept from my teenage years. It is my life at that time, catalogued, my email thread of old. Yet, it’s tangible. People of my generation remember what it...
by NikkiYoungAuthor | Mar 27, 2020 | Writing exercises
Most people have their preferred point of view when it comes to writing. It helps to understand each method though and today, I have a guest post written by Isobel, to explain the different points of view and how to use them. Isobel is one of the Young Writers and...
by NikkiYoungAuthor | Mar 26, 2020 | Writing exercises
Today’s creative writing prompt is a poem in the form of seven-line poetry. The inspiration for this poem will come from one of the books on your shelf. Here’s what to do: – Go to your book shelf and take the seventh book along.- Open this book at...
by NikkiYoungAuthor | Mar 25, 2020 | Writing exercises
Are you looking for a fun creative writing story prompt? Here’s a tried and tested one, with an example of how it’s done. This is an exercise we’ve done a few times at the Young Writers Group. It involves looking through the books on your shelf. You...
