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 21, 2021 | Creative writing courses, getting started on writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and creative writing tutor at Creating Writers To write a book, you first need an idea for what it will be about. But don’t worry if it’s just that – an idea. If you think it’s a good idea, start to think through how it might work. My...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 20, 2021 | Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and creative writing tutor at Creating Writers A dictum commonly attributed to Mark Twain had three rules for writing. The first was “Write,” the second was “Write” and the third was “Write.” Another dictum involving a rule of three is...
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...
