Descriptive Writing – How to create a setting in your story

Taking the necessary time to properly create your setting will give your story more vibrancy and keep your readers engaged. As a writer, you want to dive straight into your plot and start giving detailed character descriptions. But those characters and that story all need a space in which they will exist – that space […]

10 Descriptive Writing Prompts – Character

To help you brainstorm, we’ve put together this list of 10 descriptive writing prompts – but it’s focused on developing a character. If you want to become a better writer, the best thing you can do for yourself is practise writing every single day. Writing prompts are useful because we know sometimes it can be […]

Charles Dickens Reading Comprehension: Great Expectations

Below, you can find Charles Dickens Reading Comprehension: Great Expectations. This extract and the following questions are designed as a practise for students taking GCSE English – the exam questions are based on the type of assessments you would find in an English Language exam, such as AQA, CIE, Eduqas or Edexcel. Use the extract […]

5 Image-based Descriptive Writing Prompts

Need a better way to practise writing? Below, you’ll find 5 image-based descriptive writing prompts which are a great way to go! If you’re studying creative writing, you’ve probably heard of them and might have even used them by now! If you’re a non-fiction writer or just an everyday writer, especially if you’re just getting […]

Descriptive Writing Techniques That Will Help You Write More Vividly

The ability to use descriptive writing techniques is an essential skill for every writer to master, whether you’re a student, a blogger, or a copywriter. Vivid descriptions can transform your paragraphs from vague and boring to engrossing and memorable! Like any other skill, of course, it takes time and practise to master, but there are […]

Descriptive and Creative Writing Prompts

In this post, we will looking at how descriptive and creative writing prompts can inspire you to write more, and get readers really engaged and connected to your writing. The most important part of descriptive writing is to add as many important details and characteristics to the person, place, object or experience in your essay. […]

GCSE Narrative Writing: High-Grade Answer + Teacher Feedback

The piece below, GCSE Narrative Writing, was completed by one of my students. It’s not done in timed conditions though, but it is about the length that you would expect for a real GCSE Descriptive Writing or Narrative Writing exam answer. This was written for the AQA English GCSE Exam, but it would suit any […]

How to Plan A Perfect Answer in Descriptive Writing

I’ve been writing a lot of descriptive writing fragments recently, so I thought I’d post them to help anyone who’s looking for ideas on how to plan a perfect answer. One thing that my students struggle a lot with is planning – how do you plan to describe something? It seems simple or straightforward, but […]

SIX AMAZING SHORT STORIES – For anyone who wants to improve their reading and thinking skills

Here are Six Amazing Short Stories to help you improve your writing, reading and thinking skills. To write well, you have to be a good reader. Read that again. It’s something that’s so often overlooked by many of my creative writing students – it’s hard to juggle the balance of reading and writing for sure. […]

Descriptive/Narrative or Creative Writing: The Pyramids

This is a sample exam answer for the GCSE / IGCSE Descriptive Writing question on the English Language exam. It will be useful for any student studying Descriptive, Narrative or Creative writing. It’s an answer to the following question: “Describe a time and place, real or imaginary when you felt trapped. Concentrate on your surroundings […]