It’s the 23rd June 2022, and this year’s National Writing Day. Here are links to reviews of useful books about writing, resources for use in schools (some are good for adults too!) and top tips (ditto).
According to First Story,
“Everyone has a unique voice, a story to tell, and a right to be heard. Now in its sixth year, National Writing Day is an annual day dedicated to celebrating and practising creative writing for pleasure and self-expression.
Anyone can take part — at home, at work, in schools, online, or just about anywhere really! — with free resources available to help stimulate your creativity and inspire writing activities.”
Here are some links you might find useful for ideas and resources. The ‘top tips’ links contain tips from established writers, ie people who earn a living from their writing.
Agency 51 (top tips)
Mortal Fools (top tips)
Just to confuse matters, there’s a National Day of Writing (as opposed to a National Writing Day) in October:
There’s some interesting information and activities there also.
My reviews of books about writing that you might find interesting:
Review: Short-Form Creative Writing
Review: Writing Tools, by Roy Peter Clark
Reviews of reference books for writers
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