Day: January 20, 2026

Fiction writing
Australian Writers’ Centre Team

How to start creative writing (and which course to take)

If you’ve been thinking about creative writing for a while but aren’t quite sure how to begin, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common questions people ask! You might have great ideas, a love of stories, maybe even a notebook or two filled with half-written thoughts –

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