24/09/2026
This is one of my favourite little creative writing tips because it’s so simple. 📚
When your child is reading and they come across a description, phrase or bit of figurative language that makes them think ooh, I like that… write it down!
Good writers don’t come up with every idea from nowhere. They read. They notice what other writers do well. They collect ideas, and then they use those ideas as inspiration for their own writing.
I spotted these while reading my current series this morning:
✨ “Wind blew out of the place, happy to escape, carrying with it uncertain scents.”
✨ “The tall, compact tenements cast deep shadows even in the afternoon.”
They’re such good examples of taking a fairly ordinary setting and making it feel atmospheric.
So start a little bank of brilliant descriptions. Not to copy word for word, but to ask: what did the author do here that I could try in my own way?
Reading and creative writing really do go hand in hand. 📖✍️
