Last week I blogged about the positivity of PRUs and the need for parents to be fully involved if their child is educated for a time in a PRU. This week I wish to consider private schools, following an article (Times: 5.11.19) that suggests that simply being in a private school brings educational advantages –…

Last week I blogged about creating layers in fiction – and the more I think about it, this is the way forward for me. I feel a style emerging that is personal to the way I write when emotion is involved. This week I want to talk about voices in writing (is this an unintended…

This week I want to talk about PRUs – having just read an interesting post (special needs jungle) by David Mills, Executive Principal of the Phoenix and Seven Hills Academies. Mr Mills is right to suggest that Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) have a negative connotation that is often far from the positive experiences of many…

Last week I blogged about creating word pictures – which is quite a challenge for fiction writers. I’ve been working on my children’s story and some interesting thoughts about the way I write have occurred to me so I thought I would pass them on. I had a touch of the dreaded writers’ block this…

This week I want to explore two key questions about writing. Firstly, is the quality of writing based solely on grammar? Secondly, how does creative writing, for example, in stories, differ from other forms of writing – and when is it okay to break the rules of grammar? How does grammar feature in the quality…