At long last I have returned to do some concentrated editing and rewriting of the children’s novel I wrote last year. This is the novel I am writing for my Master of Arts in Creative Writing degree. It is now in its 7th draft (and counting). You can read about how I went about the [...]

My short story starters remain popular month after month.They are the most accessed articles on this blog. You can access these ideas by clicking on the link below. Also becoming popular are the articles in my writing prompts series of articles. Today we have another 20 writing prompts. Use these as warm up activities, or [...]

Sometimes writers get stuck for ideas. This might just be a temporary blip on the radar screen. If it persists over a long period of time, the dreaded writer’s block might be the cause. Whatever the situation, writers are left without ideas. This is where my very popular short story starters can help. Then we [...]

Trevor’s Writing is three years old today. Three years, almost 800 articles about writing, reading and blogging and nearly a thousand comments has been a challenge. In the middle of that I’ve had some serious health issues and I’ve taken on full time study. I must be a little crazy. The journey has been exhilarating. [...]

It has been quite a few months since I gave my last writing prompt, so it’s time for another one. This time I thought I’d do something different. Instead of just one idea, I’m going to give a list of writing ideas. Use these ideas however you want. You might get an idea for a [...]