The word hero means different things to different people. To a child it could mean saving a pet rabbit from an awkward situation, to...

It's good to get inspiration from your reading - but sometimes the most ordinary things in real life can throw you an exciting curved...

The birthday celebrations were over. Charles was preparing his boots for his walking holiday in the Lakes.  His wife was upstairs,...

Novel A Slice of Death - a Cosy Crime story Set in the 1960s, the novel opens at a typical west country small village fete. The following...

Novel The Colford Tenor Set in the same area as Only a Girl , Lancashire villages, towns and cities, date just a little later, covering...

Novel Only a Girl Set in 19th Century Lancashire, the story concerns a brother and sister who start life under the thumb of a brutal and...

Put on your imaginary cardigans and let’s see what this week’s homely prompts will yield.   Five minutes free writing on the topic. No...

Ending are important - in life as well as in writing. Sometimes it's good to think about how you are going to end before you begin! Five...

Joe loved his job. It wasn’t an important job, it wasn’t an exciting job, but for him, it was just right. He lived by himself and didn’t...

Here, on this rock, an ancient man once stood Trembling on the first edge of discovery . Alone, he took no joy in play of light or shade...

If I could only speak to you once more A different you from that my heart recalls If I could see you old, set in your ways With thinning...

‘I am a famous writer now’ I chant, and turn the lights down low I say this daily, for you see Preparation is the key   ‘I am a famous...

This was written in class in response to a prompt in Lesson Writing Plan: I Heard That Andrea considered herself to be a model mother. ...

Lots of exciting ideas come from this prompt - from things that are heard that shouldn't be, to children who overhear but don't...

Plans - when they work, when they don't. How do you plan? What happens when plans go wrong? Now take time, and plan your net piece. Five...

Written in class in response to a prompt from the Writing Lesson Plan: All Change It was probably a mistake to arrange the meeting at a...

Change is one of the most interesting things to write about - changes in people, in surroundings, in ideas Five minutes free writing on...

Do clothes matter? Are you affected by what you wear. Does your opinion of others change according to the clothes they have on? Five...

Written in class in response to a prompt in the Writing Lesson Plan : Fashion Makes the Man (or Woman) The rabbit warren was a peaceful...

By Ilona Mathie Written in class, see the Writing Lesson Plan: Fashion Makes the Man (or Woman) You might have a bad hair day now and...