In Week 9 of this Creative Writing Course, we explore one of the most important techniques in storytelling: Show, Don’t Tell.

In Week 8 of my Creative Writing Course , we explore one of the most important tools a writer has: point of view and narrative voice . Understanding perspective changes the entire way a reader experiences a story. In this lesson we look at the differences between first person, second person and third person narration , and how each choice shapes emotion, tension and information. This session also explores voice  – the unique tone and personality that makes a piece of writing

Once you’ve got what happens working… the next question is: where does it happen? Where does your story live? Story never happens in a vacuum. It always unfolds somewhere specific — in a room, a street, a landscape, a city, a decade, a culture. And that “somewhere” isn’t just a backdrop. It’s not just scenery you paint behind your characters. Setting is an active force. It shapes what’s possible, what’s risky, what feels safe, what feels threatening. It influences how p

In Week 6 of our Creative Writing course, we focus on the craft of building powerful, purposeful scenes. We explore how strong scenes are driven by desire, resistance, and emotional shifts, and how balancing action, description, and reflection creates momentum on the page.

In this session, we focus on one of the most important foundations of storytelling: narrative structure. Not the surface elements like character or setting, but the underlying framework that gives a story shape, direction and momentum.

In Week 4 of this Creative Writing course, we focused on dialogue — how characters speak, interact, and reveal themselves through conversation. Strong dialogue does much more than fill space between descriptions. It reveals personality, creates tension, shows relationships, and moves the story forward. Good dialogue sounds natural — but it is carefully crafted. We explored how to make dialogue feel real without becoming messy, repetitive, or overly long.

In Week 3, we explored character creation — one of the most important elements in storytelling. Plot matters, but readers stay for characters who feel real, flawed, and emotionally driven. We looked at how strong characters are built from wants, fears, contradictions, and choices — not just physical description.

One of the most common questions new writers ask is: “Where do story ideas come from?”In Week 2 of our Creative Writing course, we focused entirely on how to generate ideas and recognise inspiration in everyday life. The good news is that writers don’t wait for inspiration — they learn how to notice it, capture it, and develop it. Ideas are everywhere once you know what to look for.

Welcome to Week 1 of this Creative Writing course. This first session focuses on removing pressure, unlocking ideas, and understanding what creative writing really is — not perfection, but expression and exploration. Many new writers think they need to be “naturally talented” to write well. In reality, strong writing grows from practice, curiosity, and learning a few core tools — which is exactly what this course is designed to support.