Now that the weather seems to have taken a turn for winter, and the nights are drawing in faster, it can be difficult to keep motivated, especially when curling up in a blanket with a mug of hot chocolate and a book sounds far too appealing! So we thought we would pull together our…
Today’s #MondayMotivation pulls out all the bangs to give you an explosive start to the week (apologies – we can’t help using all the colourful adjectives at this time of year) by looking at PLOT !!! To ensure plot in our creative writing is engaging and keeps readers reading, the TSW like to use…
This Friday we’re excited to showcase a new writer to The Student Wordsmith! Our #FridayFeature is Sahaj Sabharwal with her poem ‘Nothing Much for Minors’. Sahaj is a student in India who loves writing. Her other works include ‘Respect’, ‘Education’, ‘Money’ and ‘Mother’. Nothing Much for Minors Minors are those less than eighteen, as they…
We know that we’ve only just had Halloween buuttttt we still think that means we can start talking about Christmas! Kind of. In the run up to Christmas (we’re starting now so you can prepare) we will be doing some #ThursdayTalks on gift ideas for book lovers! We’re kicking it off with a look…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! You may remember on our #WednesdayWords a couple of weeks ago, we gave you some spooky inspiration to get you in the Halloween spirit? Well, we thought we’d be nice and give you a TREAT today with another Halloween-themed prompt! Today’s prompt is designed to get you in the frightening frame of mind……
Dr Sophie-Louise Hyde is a poet, writing tutor and entrepreneur based in the East Midlands.
She has an MA in Creative Writing from Loughborough University and completed her PhD in September 2016.
She now works at the university full-time, supporting students and graduates on their own businesses journeys.
