Writing Tools
Tips, Videos & Templates
This section is designed to assist you in unloading, breaking down & transferring whats in your head to the page.
Whether your a seasoned writer or this is your first go we have carefully designed tools to assist you, from our downloadable templates, tutorial videos & live online workshops to trigger off that first commitment of pen to paper, to assembling the main body of your story to how to finish each piece.
Tools, Tips &
Templates
Writing Templates
Downloadable templates to help you get pen to paper and begin your writing journey
Writing Competitions
We will run monthly writing competitions that are free to enter and the winner will have their piece published on the website.
Online Workshops
Soon to launch:
online workshops.
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Tips for writing
Write badly first. You can’t edit a blank page.
Don’t stop to fix spelling—keep moving.
One honest sentence is enough to begin.
If you’re stuck, describe the room you’re in.
Write what you remember, not what you wish happened.
Short sentences are powerful. Use them.
You don’t have to show this to anyone.
Stay with the feeling, not the explanation.
If it hurts to write, you’re probably close to something real.
Write for 5 minutes. Stop when the timer ends.
Start in the middle if the beginning feels hard.
Say it simply. Complexity can come later.
Your voice matters exactly as it is.
If you lose focus, write one word and continue.
This page doesn’t need to be perfect—just finished.