ArticleCreative writing
Creating an unlikeable narrator Writing a novella Writing fantasy romance
Creating an unlikeable narrator Writing a novella Writing fantasy romance
Julia Bell on why writing workshops change lives and the art of attention in the age of AI
Writing is more than an act of creative imagination – although that’s an awesome thing in itself. Writing is as close as earthbound humans can get to magic. Where there was nothing – no characters, no setting, no situation – there’s...
Picture Book category winners in the WM Children’s Book Prize What is your writing journey so far? I’ve always wanted to write for children, but I struggled to find the confidence to get started until recently. In 2024 I received some...
Where it comes to genre fiction – and I do mean any genre work – we enter into a world of archetypes – those character traits and facets that we see over and over again. In fantasy, we might have the reluctant hero or the ‘chosen one’...
As writers, our words – our human expression – have always been our most vital resource, and now, under threat of AI, they’re more important than ever. Between the Lines: Life Lessons from the Writing Workshop, the new book from Julia Bell, one of...