If you’re not much of a reader, then you’re missing out. Not just on the enjoyment that a great story can bring, but on other benefits too. Here are 5 ways that reading can help you become successful: Knowledge Everything you read provides your head with new information. The more you read increases your knowledge […]
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Want to write a novel? Here's how to write fantastic fiction…
A novel is a long narrative story, which is normally in prose. They describe fictional characters and events and go into very fine detail. Why not have a go at creating your own? Here are 5 tips on how to write a successful novel: Interesting topic What would you want to read the most? Think about […]
World Book Day! How Stephenie Meyer got me hooked on reading
On World Book Day, we asked Louisa Jones to tell us about a book that she simply couldn’t put down… I remember going to Waterstones to pick out my ‘holiday book’. It wasn’t a hard decision to make; I knew exactly which one I wanted – Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Everyone had been going on […]
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Why Stephen King keeps me turning the page…
At the end of a school day I usually loitered in the horror section of Dudley Library. James Herbert and Clive Barker were some of my favourite writers but there was one who always stood out. The one I couldn’t get enough of. Stephen King. I was 13 and I remember checking out battered hardbacks […]