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A huge list of Scottish mythical creatures and legendary monsters. Famous Scottish folktales are here, from Kelpies and Selkies, to Scottish Big Cats and fairies straight from your fairytales. And the most famous Scottish mythical creature of all, The Loch Ness Monster.
How to write children’s books? To write, edit and publish a children’s book you must choose an age range for your idea, create popular story characters and then illustrate your book. Children’s books can be self published or you can submit them to traditional kid’s book publishers.
The six main types of fiction writing forms are flash fiction, short story, novelette, novella, novel and epic. The average word count, or typical length, for each fiction writing category can be found here.
2020 dystopian stories. In 2020 writers of dystopian fiction, worlds and society have coranivirus covid-19 stories, black lives matter stories, lockdown stories and masks which have become reality instead of dystopian fiction books.
A writer’s guide to Scottish accents by author Aaron Mullins. Writing Scots dialogue for book characters, with examples of Scots dialect from the Highlands of Scotland.
Creative writing inspiration often comes to us in waves of inspirational writing ideas. Sometimes quite literally, when we head to the sands for some beach story ideas.
Best places in Paris for writing inspiration. Authors find inspirational writing ideas here. Writers find creative writing inspiration, so book yourself onto a Paris writers retreat.