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No matter where you are on your creative writing journey, we can help you build your knowledge and grow your creativity. Updated weekly, our blog will inspire and support you with tips & tricks and useful resources.
Here Are 3 Powerful Reasons You Need To Read Fiction
The world of fiction is an endless arena of creative possibilities.
Each story is different, and each character is unique. The joy of reading fiction is not in dispute, but did you know there are many benefits of reading fiction? Benefits that can help us with our writing?
3 Methods To Examine How You Want To Work As A Writer
Many of us dream of working as a writer.
We can picture waking up, drinking coffee, and getting paid for our words. But is this the reality? And what does it really mean to ‘work as a writer’?
5 Books To Inspire You To Keep Going
Getting those words down on paper isn’t always easy.
Sometimes this means we need to take a break. But more often than not, a little dose of inspiration can be just the thing to push us forward. And the best place to find this inspiration? Books, of course. That’s why here at Derbyshire Writing School, we’ve put together a list of five amazing books to inspire you to keep going.
This Is Why Self-Efficacy Needs To Be Part Of Our Writer’s Toolkit
Self-efficacy or faith in ourselves, in our own abilities, is one of the most powerful tools in the world.
It gives us the drive to finish that novel, to complete our first poetry collection, to fulfil our writing goals, because we believe we can. That’s why self-efficacy is so crucial for us as writers