Letter Lines Narrow Ruled Handwriting Paper: 100 blank A4 practice pages with unique guided design – for confident KS2 writers (Letter Lines Handwriting Paper)

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It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time, and one goes on more steadily. Doubts creep in. Then one becomes resigned. Determination not to give in, and the sense of an impending shape keep one at it more than anything.” — Virginia Woolf As any writer knows, there are no actual “rules” in this craft. That said, these writing quotes reveal some famous principles in writing that won’t let you down.

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” — Somerset Maugham Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” — Ray BradburyI tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.” — Anita Diamant Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.” — Jane Yolen Feel free to adapt these first-line writing prompts in any way you like. You can change the character names, point of view and any other details you feel like. The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.” — E.B. White

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” — Madeleine L'Engle Start with some writing drills. Cursive is a physical skill. Just like any physical activity, warming up is key! These cursive handwriting cards will make for a great warm-up activity.

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Editing might be a bloody trade, but knives aren’t the exclusive property of butchers. Surgeons use them too.” — Blake Morrison I had immediate success in the sense that I sold something right off the bat. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and it really wasn’t. I have drawers full of — or I did have — drawers full of rejection slips.” — Fred Saberhagen Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” — Virginia Woolf Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.” — Meg Rosoff Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.” — Mark Twain

You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke.” — Arthur Plotnik Keep a relaxed grip. Holding a pen too hard can be sore on the hand, and will make connecting letters more difficult. Explore your imagination. Don’t be afraid to add more characters, add conflict, add dialogue, add anything you like to really have fun with these prompts! I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I’m going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.” — James Lee Burke There are a number of ways you can use these first-line writing prompts to inspire your story writing, such as:Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” — David Foster Wallace I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.” — Gustave Flaubert I’ve been writing since I was six. It is a compulsion, so I can’t really say where the desire came from; I’ve always had it. My breakthrough with the first book came through persistence, because a lot of publishers turned it down.” — J.K. Rowling When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.” — George Orwell