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Key Factors That Stifle A Writer’s Creativity

January 17, 2023 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Creative writing is the foundation for a successful career as an author. It allows you to generate new ideas and perspectives to produce unique and engaging work. Without it, you may find yourself stuck in a rut, repeating the same ideas. 10% of creative writing graduates make it into relevant field sectors. Creativity allows you […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: advice, writing

The Benefits of Journaling for Children

June 25, 2022 By Ellen

Remember that journal you had as a kid? The one where you’d write down your favourite parts of the day or who upset you? The one where you’d basically pour your heart out into because you knew it was safe from the prying eyes of others? If you didn’t, then you need to understand how […]

Filed Under: boys, review Tagged With: children, health, journal, journaling, mental health, School, writing

7 Fun Ways You Can Help Your Child with the Three Rs

February 22, 2022 By Ellen

Your baby’s brains are firing with neuronal activity from the moment they are born. Neurons help shape how they learn and absorb the world around them. As they grow, children use each moment as a potential for learning. Some children learn faster than others, but most kids benefit from a little extra help. Reading, writing […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: children, education, learning, writing

Unread – 102 words

January 16, 2022 By Ellen

Lament for all the unread words. We bob on an ocean of instructions, appendices and contra-indications. As sterile as saline. Sentences curl around diagrams, lodged in folders, binders and on-line repositories, furiously punctuated for no one to see. Semi colons like silent trees falling in the forest. Think, won’t you, of the hours of writing, […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, creative writing, lament, writing

Poem: I come from …

August 2, 2021 By Ellen

I come from the north, From grey harling, drizzled crags and scree. Dandelion and burdock. Engage low gear now.   Bacon for breakfast. Breaking in your boots. Passing places and bloody tourists. The library’s parquet gleam. Peewits and feral cats.   Toasted arse against the Aga. Wellies and broken veins. Creosote on the fence. Shirt […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: creative writing, Cumbria, MLitt, poem, writing

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