ideas4writers.co.uk
writing, publishing, ideas & inspiration
idea categories
fiction

children
comedy
crime
erotica
fantasy
fiction
historical
horror
mystery/suspense
romance
science fiction
teens
thrillers


characters
dialogue
plot
setting
storylines
structure
theme

novels
plays
poetry
screenplays
short stories
non fiction

books
magazine articles
travel

general

editing
getting ideas
getting published
rejection
self-publishing
writer's block
writing

help & advice

dr dave
forums
computer help
word processors
writing help

our members say...

"When inspiration eludes me ideas4writers.co.uk is guaranteed to get the creative juices going!"
Alison Kuela

more...

"ideas4writers is packed to the ceiling with plot-pushing ideas and valuable resources. It's also an addictive site and the cause of many lost writing hours; be strong!"
Terri Pine

more...

more books

The Legend Of Aranrhod
by Geoff Anderson

cover image

Our price: £5.99

If you like Harry Potter or the Chronicles of Narnia then you'll probably like this too!

Click here for full details


Born to Dance
by Katherine Reynolds

cover image

Our price: £7.95

A timeless children's tale of adventure, friendship and triumph for 8-12 year-olds and anyone else who enjoys a good tale.

Click here for full details

Thursday 24 July 2008 - 5,168 ideas - 926 members
The fastest way to write your book
what's new

WriteItNow Novel Writing SoftwareWriteItNow 3 Novel Writing Software
For PC and Mac

  • Write and store complete novels
  • store background details
  • display charts
  • generate characters, names and ideas
  • 10 free add-ons

Click here for full details


The Fastest Way to Write Your Book
by Dave Haslett

Learn the fastest ways to plan, write, edit and sell your books - and knock months off the "traditional" methods. Fill gaps in the market as soon as you spot them, beat your competitors into print, increase your chances of having a bestseller, sell a lot more books and make a lot more money!

Includes the methods used by Stephen King, D.H. Lawrence, Barbara Cartland, Ray Bradbury, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, and many others.

"One of the best and easiest writing manuals there is." Eileen Frost

"An absolute mine of information and encouragement, written in easy-to-read plain language." Jan Free-Gore

"A master of fresh ideas, Haslett enables the incipient writer to fulfil their dreams with down-to-earth practical plans." Geoff Nelder

Paperback: £12.99 £9.95
e-book: £9.99 £6.95

Click here for full details

This book also includes a voucher for
free lifetime membership
of the ideas4writers website
Click here to see what you get


The Date-A-Base Book 2009The Date-A-Base Book 2009
Lists and gives brief details of over 1,200 historic anniversaries that will occur during 2009, giving you plenty of time to write about them. Specially formatted for ease of use. Ideal for writers, journalists, film-makers, editors, producers, researchers, teachers, students, speakers and event planners. Just one article sale will pay for your copy many times over.

Printed and e-book (PDF) versions available
e-book £4.99 (members £3.99)
Printed copy £6.99 (members £5.99)

Click here for full details and a sample chapter

idea of the day

idea of the day iconSHORT STORIES: You can improve your story by making sure that all of the following essential elements are included within the first page or two: you need to introduce the main character; you need to say what the problem is, or at least hint at it; you need to set the scene; you need to establish the mood; and most importantly, you need to get the reader hooked, intrigued and involved. Add these elements as unobtrusively as you can, but they all need to be present if your story is to rise above everyone else's.


This idea was selected at random from more than 5,000 in our database. You can see them all when you become a member of ideas4writers.
free articles by Dave Haslett
  • Why publishers don't want your book - and what you can do about it [full article]

  • 10 easy ways to market your book (that you might not have thought of) [full article]

  • How to get published: short stories, novels, magazine articles, non-fiction books
    [full article]

  • Is there a gender bias in publishing?
    [full article]

  • Why can't you type?
    [full article]

  • Which is the best writing course?
    [full article]

  • Ticking the right boxes: what publishers, editors and agents are looking for - and how to give it to them [full article]

  • Why spam filters are bad for writers
    [full article]

  • How to create a massive market for your novel using hooks [full article]

  • Question brainstorming - the faster way to get great ideas [full article]
the official blog

Keep up-to-date with the latest ideaswriters news

Exclusive articles, what ifs, members' news,
6-months-ahead list of forthcoming anniversaries, and much more

The official
ideas4writers blog

self-publishing

Your book edited, published and
1,000 copies printed
for FREE!

When you sell 1,000 copies of our books via our Associates Scheme

Click here for details

date-a-base

Forthcoming
anniversaries of
historic events for you
to write about

(October 2008):

* First telescope demoed
* Model T Ford launched
* Bulgaria: independence
* Austria annexes Bosnia
   and Herzegovina
* Crete proclaims union
   with Greece
* Belgium annexes Congo
* Opus Dei founded
* Graf Zeppelin makes its
   first trans-Atlantic flight
* Alcatraz Island to
   become federal prison
* Albert Einstein moves to
   USA to escape Nazis
* Germany occupies
   Sudetenland
* Nazis stamp passports of
   Jews with letter 'J'
* War of the Worlds radio
   broadcast causes panic
* NASA begins operations
* Guinea: independence
* Trans-Atlantic passenger
   jet service launched
* First episode of 'Blue
   Peter' on BBC TV
* Female peers enter
   UK House of Lords
* The Smurfs comic strip
   launched
* President of Pakistan
   deposed in coup
* Pope John XXIII elected
* Apollo 7 launched
* Jacqueline Kennedy
   marries Aristotle Onassis
* Punk rocker Sid Vicious
   arrested for murder
* Pope John Paul II elected
* Richard Noble breaks land
   speed record in Thrust II
* Lech Walesa awarded
   Nobel Peace Prize
* British serial killer Dennis
   Nilsen goes on trial
* US invades Grenada
* Gorbachev elected
   President of USSR
* Turin Shroud declared a
   'Medieval fake'
* Boris Yeltsin crushes
   Communist rebellion
* End of apartheid:
   UN lifts sanctions against
   South Africa
* US Digital Millennium
   Copyright Act passed
* FBI captures bomber of
   1996 Olympics in Atlanta
* US Senator John Glenn
   returns to space, age 77
* Iraq ends cooperation
   with weapons inspectors

Birth anniversaries

Noah Webster
Theodore Roosevelt
Carole Lombard
Jacques Tati

Death anniversaries

Albert Calmette
Marie Stopes
Pope Pius XII
Douglas Mawson
Earl Tupper
Ralph Richardson
Yves Thériault
Gene Autry
Roddy McDowall
Joan Hickson
Eric Ambler
Ted Hughes


What if...

...you pressed the wrong button?
...the most obvious thing had been forgotten?

 


If you'd like us to help you publish your book,
visit our ethical publishing site - i4w2
www.i4w2.co.uk

Copyright © 2008 ideas4writers and its licensors. All rights reserved.