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 shouldn't know what they are and what they mean! Let's look at ... READ the POST

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 feels like to send ... READ the POST

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 she's in Year 9. Point of ... READ the POST

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 Page seven. - Find the seventh ... READ the POST

Are you looking for a fun creative writing story prompt? Here's a tried and tested one, with an example of how it's done. This is an exercise we've done a few times at the Young Writers Group. It involves looking through the books on your shelf. You take the first line of one story and the ... READ the POST