
Writing Tools


When To Submit Seasonal Stories To The People’s Friend

All About Our Short Story Word Counts

Where To Get Started With Creative Writing

Submitting To The People’s Friend In 2023

Some Writing Tips For Our Poets

How To Capture A Character’s Personality

Writing Tools: Picking Themes

Think About An Imperfect Hero

Writing Advice From Author Joanne Harris

How To Build A Good Scene

Food And Cooking In Your Writing

Why Characters Matter In Fiction

Tips On Bringing A Story To Life

Grammar Guru: Books About Words

A Few Notes To Encourage New Writers

Grammar Guru: A Note On Irregular Verbs

Grammar Guru: Instantly vs Instantaneously

Grammar Guru: Obsolete Phrases

Casting Real People In Your Fiction

Grammar Guru: Oh, The Irony!

Alan’s Golden Rules Of Fiction

Grammar Guru: Considering Capitalisation

Writing Loglines Can Help Keep Your Story On Track

Thinking About Story Setting

Grammar Guru: Affect Vs. Effect

Grammar Guru: Advice From The Archives

Help! I Can’t Think Of A Title

How To Structure Your Serial

Grammar Guru: Me, Myself and I

Don’t Give Up: Writing For “The People’s Friend”

Grammar Guru: Subject/Verb Agreement

Grammar Guru: Split Infinitives

Grammar Guru: Pique vs. Peek vs. Peak

Why Hasn’t My Story Been Published Yet?

The Importance Of Naming Your Characters

Did My Manuscript Arrive Safely?

Writing A “Long Read”

Could You Write A “Friend” Series?

Grammar Guru “Who” or “Whom”?

Grammar Guru: The Difference Between Fewer And Less

Grammar Guru: “An” Or “A”?

Grammar Guru: Dangling Modifiers

Three Important Characters In Fiction

Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas Part 2

The Seven Basic Storylines

Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas

Sweet Success

Grammar Guru: “Practise” Or “Practice”

What Are You Writing?

How to Write Flashbacks Your Readers Will Love

When Should I Send In My Story?

Choosing Story Themes

Gold Standard Writing

Writing Tools: Writing Routines

Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Snapchat

Should You Join A Writing Group?

Writing Tools: Keeping Records

What Happens When Writing Serials . . .

Writing Tools: Journaling

It’s Your Move

That’s Entertainment

Grammar Guru: “That” Or “Which”?

#PFWritingHour 15 Minute Writing Exercise

Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Instagram

Writing Tools: Pitching Features

Grammar Guru: Exclamation Marks And Ellipsis

How to Promote Yourself Online as a Writer

The Grammar Guru: Semicolons
