Here you can find a list of different kinds of writing tips and resources
For Class 4 and above
Videos
5 Story Elements Explained With Examples
Story Elements: A Complete Guide for Students and Teachers
Plot Mountain!
The Plot Diagram Song
Webinar on Creative Writing
(CBSE Budding Authors Programme 2022)
How to Create a Story Map for Kids (Planning)
Planning Your Story
Writing a Narrative: Part 1 Structure & Elements
Punctuating Dialogue
(Grammar for Kids)
Sizzling Starts: 6 Ways to Start your Story!
Top 5 Tips For Writing
Amazing Stories
Creative Writing Tips with Michael Rosen
R.L. Stine
Title Leading Story
What are Ali Sparkes' top tips for writing
Creative writing tips for kids with Lisa Siberry
Harriet Muncaster shares her top five storywriting tips
For Class 6 and above
Videos
Plot Structure: The Building Blocks to Every Story
Writing a Good Short Story
Step-by-Step
Building Tension in
Narrative Writing
Malorie Blackman on how to write a standout story
Writing Tips
from Rick Riordan
Advice from Authors for Young Writers (STORY IDEAS)
Resources from the BBC
Websites, Audio, Notes and more
Audio Interviews
A group of leading authors are interviewed about their work by school children
Audiobooks: Classic Stories
A collection of timeless fiction from the literary greats
Celebrating the short story
Listen to 25 classic examples of short stories
For Class 9 and above
Videos
Writing an Opening that Hooks the Reader
How to write descriptively
(by Nalo Hopkinson)
How many verb tenses are there in English? (by Anna Ananichuk)
12 Ways to Write Better Sentences (for creative writers)
5 Ways to Write Better Paragraphs (for creative writers)
Six Important Questions to Answer when Writing a Story
4 Plotting Pitfalls and
How to Avoid Them
How to Show, Not Tell:
The Complete Writing Guide
Show Don't Tell:
What You Need to Know
Margaret Atwood's
Top 5 Writing Tips
Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing
Writing Advice from
Neil Gaiman
N. K. Jemisin Teaches Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing
Salman Rushdie
Teaches Storytelling and Writing
Salman Rushdie: The One Thing You Can't Teach about Writing
Most common literary devices
used in creative writing
Similes
Metaphors in Writing
What is Personification?
What is Hyperbole?
What is Imagery?
What is Symbolism?
What is an Allegory?
What is a Flashback?
What is Foreshadowing in Literature?
Resources from the BBC
Websites, Audio, Notes and more
From Other Sources
Open Access Image Galleries
(Public Domain Images)
Open Access Galleries (Public Domain Images) from Libraries & Museums
davidrumsey.com (maps)
Clipart & Public Domain Pictures