On a rainy day there is nothing better than to wipe the dust off a few board games and start playing them. However, what if you could incorporate these exciting games into your writing? That’s just what one of our Young Writers did and here she is to explain for herself just what that ... READ the POST

Want to know a fun thing to do with your weekly spellings list? Turn them into a short story. This is one of my favourite things to do with the children at Storymakers and it’s particularly useful if you have reluctant writers. Not only does it help with spellings, it helps to get creative with ... READ the POST

Music can make a powerful writing prompt. This is a song about a young homeless girl, begging on the streets and a man who walks by, seeming not to have noticed her. This song is a message. It is a warning to us all not to ignore poverty; a reminder how, in comparison, we live in Paradise. ... READ the POST

When you look at the different ways to open a story, you can see which works best. Here are a few types of story openers to consider: An action Weather Time A statement or fact A question Dialogue It's interesting to see how your choice of opening sentence can direct your entire ... READ the POST

Creating characters is one of the first things we do when planning our stories at the Storymakers Writing Club. This is because when you consider character and setting, it can spark an idea for your story and there are a number of ways to come up with characters, my favourite being use of images ... READ the POST