Should you Take a Creative Writing Class? Complete Guide

Letter Review believes that creative writing courses are absolutely worthwhile. It’s best to go into them understanding the types of things you will learn, and how a creative writing qualification can be turned into career opportunities! Authors, playwrights, and screenwriters can all benefit!  Workshops Lots of creative writing courses are designed around the idea of … Read more

I’m Young or Emerging: where can I get published?

Below is a list of literary journals and magazines that especially focus on publishing the work of emerging and young poets and fiction writers / authors.  It’s really important to start getting your work out into the world of professional publication, right?  Agents and publishers want to see that you’ve taken those first steps, been … Read more

Some Secrets to Sell Freelance Content

More people are entering self-employment than ever before, but freelancers need to sell their services to be successful regularly. To sell freelance content don’t be a generalist, have a consistent style, and know how to price your writing! By mastering these techniques you will be well on the way to selling more freelance content, and … Read more

The Most Effective Method to Compose a Blog Entry

This article discusses techniques and tips to help you write better blog posts, with the aim of attracting the most internet traffic possible to your site, creating a supportive and helpful community, and adhering to best practice SEO.  The most effective method to compose a blog entry involves making sure that your post answers a … Read more

The Best Tense for Fiction: past, present, and future

Choosing which tense to write your novel or short story in can have a significant impact on the way the reader experiences the tale. Each comes with pros and cons. What is Past Tense in Fiction? This is the tense that is by far and away the most commonly used in fiction. This is probably … Read more

Decluttering Old Schoolwork: should I burn old notebooks?

Old Schoolwork

Should you throw away your child’s old schoolwork? This is a hard decision for many parents and grandparents: read on for eight strategies that will help you decide and feel you have made the right decision! Here are the options in brief: which are explained further below! Does Anyone Not Save Their Kids Old Schoolwork? … Read more

Do Stories Need Heroes?

It seems to be the case that whenever we watch a film, read a book, or even turn on the news that we are swamped with stories about heroes. As writers, we are bound to eventually to wonder whether every story needs a hero. You can write a story without a hero by having multiple … Read more

The Best Prose Genres

Here are five of the most popular genres of prose – it’s pretty much guaranteed that these aren’t going out of style anytime soon! You can feel confident that these prose genres will have an audience for the foreseeable future.  Crime Fiction  Crime fiction is never going out of style! Whodunnit? From endless Sherlock Holmes … Read more

Story Writing Exercises for Children

Story writing can be difficult for children! Kids sometimes don’t know how to write stories, or where to begin. It depends on the age of the child, but here are some ideas to consider when asking children to get writing. Arguably, we want to keep things generally positive, and not excessively complex. Write what you … Read more

Ghazal: Nature

Ghazal: Nature Poetry by Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal January 15, 2023 Field of poppies, brimming saucers, wildflowers of nature.The night, a bedspread, thin, unfeeling, dark hours of nature. Foraging lichen and twigs, studious sunbirds weaving nests,their trill in lonely lanes, morning showers of nature. No roots or forefathers to hold hands on new lands.Stories cascade on … Read more