Creative Writing & English Tutor, Editor & Author, Nikki Young
Private Tuition
Are you looking for private tuition for English and writing?
Storymakers provides 1:1 private tuition for both children and adults, virtually and in-person.
Creative Writing Classes
The online creative writing classes run termly, starting from aged 7 years and up to aged 14.
Book Writing Workshop
The online book writing workshops run in most school holidays.
If your child has ever dreamed of becoming an author, this is for them.
Private Tutoring
English Tuition
Storymakers provides 1:1 private English and creative writing tuition, online and in-person, for children aged 7 up to GCSE.
This includes 11+ and 13+ entrance preparation.
11+ English Preparation
11+ and 13+ English preparation for Sevenoaks School
Get personalised English tuition for the 11+ and 13+ entrance examinations for Sevenoaks School.
Young Author Mentoring
Do you have a budding author in need of mentoring?
A child who writes and writes and writes, but doesn’t know what to do with it? And you can’t really help them?
English Language Lessons
English lessons for non-native English speakers
Are you looking for English lessons to help you improve your understanding and use of the English language?
Creative Writing
Writer Buds
Explore different styles of writing with the Writer Buds group
Wednesday Writing Club
Are you looking for a creative writing club for your child that offers something unique?
Story Writers
The Young Writers
The Young Writers is a youth creative writing group
Sign up for a class today
Do you want to try out the Storymakers Club?
Book a trial session on one of the groups to see if you think it’s for you.
About Nikki Young
I’m children’s author, Nikki Young and I provide English and writing support.
I started the Storymakers Writing Club in 2017, following the publication of my first book, The Mystery of the Disappearing Underpants.
Why learn with us?
The Storymakers Club was set up with the idea of making writing fun.
Weekly groups provide consistency as well as a social setting in which to learn. Peer-group learning is also an important part of the process.
Editing Services for Authors
Developmental Editing for adult authors
Are you an author?
Looking for guidance from an experienced editor?
Whether you’re just starting out as a writer and need a mentor’s support, or you’re further into your author journey and need help on your current work in progress, choose from a range of services to take your writing to the next level.
The latest on the blog
Using music as a prompt for your writing
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...
Choosing the best way to start your story
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 actionWeatherTimeA statement or factA questionDialogue It's interesting to see how your choice of opening sentence can direct your...
Creating characters for your stories
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...