Creative writing

Find out how you can use metaphors and similies to bring your writing to life.

Discover onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it means.

Find out what alliteration is and how you can use it to make your writing more exciting.

Find out how hiving human feelings and actions to objects or ideas is called personification.

Learn how to use figurative language such as hyperbole, similes and metaphors effectively.

Synonyms are words with the same meaning, antonyms are words that mean the opposite. Find out more.

Discover some tips for writing clear and neat sentences.

Learn how to use statement sentences to tell your reader a fact or idea about a topic.

Find out how to use command sentences to give instructions.

We can use a dictionary to find out the meaning or spelling of a word.

If you want say or write something differently, a thesaurus provides alternative words with a similar meaning.

Find out how an author decides what to write about in a story.

Find out some useful tips to help you plan your story.

Find out why most stories consist of a beginning, a middle and an end.

Find out what a setting is and how you can use them in your stories.

Find out about some of the different questions authors think about when they are inventing new characters.

Explore how your writing can have different purposes depending on the subject or what you want to communicate.

Find out how you should think about the language you use when writing for different audiences.

Find out why it's important to check your work for errors.

Find out how changing the context can affect your stories.

An adventure story is about something out of the ordinary, usually with a challenge or quest. Discover more about what makes an adventure story.

Find out how scary stories frighten the reader through suspense and shocks.

Fairy stories start with the words 'Once upon a time' but what comes next?

Science fiction stories are usually set in the future and in a world different from ours.

A riddle is a type of puzzle, usually they are witty and have double meanings.