by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 28, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and course tutor at Creating Writers. A big mistake for budding authors is to assume that their story has got to be utterly original. But the reality is different. Everything has already been written about. Whether it’s love, death, war,...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 26, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and course tutor at Creating Writers. “I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.” Erica Jong In her case, the judgement was favourable. She became the...
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 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...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Sep 16, 2021 | Creative writing courses, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers There are lots of creative writing courses out there. Some are good, bad and ugly. Our Diploma course is, we believe, a little bit different. For a start, if you successfully complete the course, you get an...
