Hello again! Have you been thinking about writing a memoir? You know your life has stories worth telling, lessons learned, moments of heartbreak, resilience, and triumph. But every time you sit down to write, you feel overwhelmed and stuck. Where do you even begin? How can you make your memories compelling rather than just a […]
Featured Story #17 – Undercover Celebrity
February 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The latest story in the Creative Writing Club features 10-year-old Samar’s tale about celebrity David Johnson, who accepts a challenge to live undercover as his twin brother, a sports teacher. As he navigates this new life, he uncovers a prank orchestrated by his brother and enjoys a humorous resolution.
Featured Story #16 – The Court of Friendship
January 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This week’s short story from the Creative Writing Club features Maya and Lily, best friends and basketball stars. Their friendship is tested when jealousy arises over a new student, Jake. They find themselves on rival teams during a championship match, ultimately reconciling after a tense game, realizing their bond is more important than rivalry.
Featured Story #14 – The Whispering Woods
October 26, 2024 by 2 Comments
We are sharing the next story in our series, Featured Short Stories, written by students in the Creative Writing Club. Every week, the students in the club work on writing short stories, sometimes from their own ideas, and sometimes from story prompts. This week’s story was written by Amy, aged 10. Enjoy! The Whispering Woods Lily held […]
Featured Story #12 – Banishing My Mom
July 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
We are sharing the next story in our series, Featured Short Stories, written by students in the Creative Writing Club. Every week, the students in the club work on writing stories, sometimes from their own ideas, and sometimes from story prompts. This story was written by Amy, aged 10. Enjoy! Banishing my Mom “No, Freya, you can’t […]
The Brutal Betrayal – Featured Story #9
April 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Creative Writing Club presents a story of friendship and betrayal by 11-year-old Lolade. The narrative follows Nora’s emotional journey as her best friend Ben moves away, her family suffers financial hardship, and their reunion is soured by his new and cruel girlfriend Ruby. As they rekindle their friendship and Ben reveals his mother’s illness, Nora confronts her feelings of betrayal. Through adversity, Nora maintains her grades and resilience, buoyed by her father’s support, while ultimately discovering Ben’s true feelings for her.
The club encourages young writers to join and express their creativity.
Greater than Death – Featured Story #7
February 4, 2024 by 2 Comments
We are sharing the next story in our series, Featured Short Stories, written by students in the Creative Writing Club. Every week, the students in the club work on writing stories, sometimes from their own ideas, and sometimes from story prompts. This story was written by Amy, aged 10. Enjoy! Greater than Death There was […]
“What we seek is seeking us”
October 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
I recently got an email from a client who was interested in my Creative Writing Workshop for Children, and in that email, she made this statement, “What we seek is seeking us”. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard it or come across similar concepts, but this time, the truth of that statement struck me.
“I Have Several Unfinished Projects” – Overwhelmed with Ideas?
July 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Hello again creative people! Welcome to start of the second half of 2017! It’s July, and it’s summer time! Schools are going on holidays, the sun is shining (it’s raining heavily in Lagos though) and there are plans for travel, fun times, swimming outdoors and barbecues! Whatever you and your children get up to during […]
“What If My Work is Rubbish?” Self-Doubt is a Struggle.
June 30, 2017 by 3 Comments
Hello creative people! I hope you are having a great day and week. Those of us in Lagos have enjoyed the rain since the beginning of the week, but thankfully today has been quite sunny! Grateful for little mercies! Today, I’m going to talk about something that ALL writers face, whether you’re working on your […]
