Taking it further…

There are lots of books that will help you with ideas and tips about writing. Here are two that I’ve come across and know to be good – I’m sure there are lots of others. I’ve linked to Amazon, but it would be best to go along to your local bookshop – you’ll probably find lots more there.

jen alex

How To Be A Brilliant Writer – the title says it all! It’s really, really helpful, with lots of ideas to get you started and keep you going. It’s by Jenny Alexander.

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Write Your Own Adventure Stories, by Paul Dowswell. I think there are others in this series, but this is the one I happen to have. It’s full of excellent tips – and they don’t just apply to writing adventure stories: it covers essentials such as planning, creating brilliant characters, structure, creating tension, settings – all of which apply to any story.