RESOURCES + IDEAS ON WRITING

Click on the links below to find lots of helpful advice and fun challenges to improve your stories and inspire your writing. Learn about character building, dialogue, showing v. telling, genre, theme and conflict. If you have something related to writing that you would like me explain, contact me and set me a challenge!

Coming up with new characters
Click here to get ideas for a new character.
the creative brain pic
click here to read about how your creative brain works best
What is genre and why does it matter?
Click here to find out more about genre
How well do you know your character?
Click here to get to know your characters a little better.
What makes good dialogue?
click here for dialogue: part 1
Fairy Story and nursery rhyme ideas
click here for fairy story and nursery rhyme ideas
Dialogue how to do it
click here for dialogue: part 2
To tag or not to tag
click here for dialogue: part 3
Showing feelings graphic
click here to see why showing is better than telling
What is the main character's problem?
Click here for help finding your main character's big problem...
which shelf pic
click here to test your understanding of genre
Theme graphic
click here to find out more about themes
Conflict
click here to find out about conflict
Link to Glossary
Click here for GLOSSARY

accelerated reader scheme

If your school uses the Accelerated Reader (AR) Scheme, can Speechless be added to the scheme for your school?

ABSOLUTELY!

I have run the text through the AR software to find out it’s level and you can find the details here:  ATOS Speechless Book Levelling.

If your children enjoy doing the quizzes that go with the scheme, your librarian can load them onto your school’s system using their access details. Please email me for a copy of the file on kate@katedarbishire.com