National Writing Day is celebrated annually in the UK on the 24^th of June. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the event. The sole purpose of this event is to encourage people to write. It caters all forms of writing; be it a poem, article, story or novel. People from all over the UK take part in the event and writers share their work through different channels. Everyone has a story that is worth sharing, and this event provides the opportunity and motivation to write those stories.
 

Why Writing is Important?

Good writing skills bring precision and efficiency to communication. Expressing your thoughts on paper provides a great sense of relief and happiness.

Writing is a healthy exercise for the brain. It improves your thinking ability and enhances our brain functions.

Some writing tips from our authors to help you polish your writing skills:

1. Author of Even Ninjas Need to Wee, Louise Aaron, shares a valuable writing tip for aspiring writers. She says, “Trust your ideas and your creativity.” She further says that it does not matter if you are writing for the first time or writing after a long time; think of writing like an old friend.

2. Our incredible author, Damian Westly, shares his personal experience and a useful writing tip for newcomers, “The key to becoming a good writer is, to never give up.” He emphasizes, "No matter how long it takes you, never give up, and one day you will have the nerve to send in a manuscript and see your book in print." Check out his book, Thirst for Revenge now.

3. Kypros Shacolas, the author of Whitehall After Dark shares, “If possible, try and write something every day - even if it is only half a page.”

4. Alan Newton says, "Whenever you have an idea, always put it in writing as soon as possible." Alan himself is the writer of The Unreasonable Silence of the World.

5. Nick Jenkin shares his writing tip, "Write every day at the same time. Don't wait for the words to start flowing. Pick up the strand from the day before and just write. After a few paragraphs, your voice will come. You can always return to the earlier work later and edit out or change passages." Nick authored Nick and Nancy Take a Trip.

6. Hazel Aitken, the author of The Pretty Girls, focuses on the importance of linking sentences. She says, "I have found that whether it is an article, short story or novel A LINKING SENTENCE is most useful."

7. Having her wonderful children's read Birtle Bear's Rescue published, Marion Gamble has a beautiful writing tip for the aspiring children's authors. She says, "Create a unique and relatable character, something that young children can identify with."

8. Madison Coleman says, "Just write! It doesn't matter how bad your first draft is. Just finish writing it then go and make it perfect." Check out her beautifully written adventure read, Amy here.

9. The author of our children’s book Pip the Pelican, Marilyn Zaia, suggests, “Spend time daydreaming in the sunshine and invent ideas with a different perspective on your chosen topic.” 

10. One of the most important writing tips was shared by the author of Scribbles in Sunlight, Sonia Pratt. She states, "Read as much as possible. The more you read, the more you write."

We hope these amazing writing tips would be of help for all the blooming authors. Share your favourite writing tips with us on our social media pages using our hashtag #StayBookedStayHome.

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