by NikkiYoungAuthor | Jul 10, 2020 | Writing exercises
The Young Writers got creative recently with some ‘what am I?’ quizzes. Can you guess what they’re describing? Can you come up with your own? 1.)I can whistle but I can’t talkAnd I can dance but can’t walk.I can brighten someone’s day or...
by NikkiYoungAuthor | Apr 14, 2020 | Writing exercises
When we describe settings in our writing, it’s important to consider not only what you can see, but to use all your senses to give a full description of the sounds, scents, textures and even how it makes you feel. Young Writer, Isobel, is here to give you the...
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...
