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Guides to our key creative writing skills
This section of the site contains guides to each of our key creative writing skills. They can be read in any order. The describe/narrate writing skills come first, followed by the argue/persuade writing skills. Click here to read a brief summary of all the creative writing skills.
 
        How to create characters
 
        How to describe settings
 
        How to write direct speech
 
        How to use 3rd person limited narrative voice
 
        How to control time - the basics
 
        How to control time - creating a non-linear structure
 
        How to write argue/persuade non-fiction
 
        How to write openings and closings for argue/persuade pieces
 
        Examples and explanations of openings and matched closings
 
        How to write argue/persuade opinion paragraphs
 
        