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New Year’s resolutions for writers

December 19, 2025 by Graham Marks
A woman sat at her desk, writing her New Year's resolutions by hand.

January is the prime time to reflect, refresh, and restart work on personal and professional goals. For all types of writers, from budding bloggers to … Read more

Six luxury ballpoint pens to gift for Christmas

November 29, 2024 by Lucy Williams
Luxury gifts wrapped under the Christmas tree.

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to give, and a luxury ballpoint pen could be the ideal gift for a loved one. Luxury … Read more

How to write a letter to and from Santa Claus

July 26, 2024December 21, 2023 by Lucy Williams
A little girl writing a letter to Santa, wearing a Santa hat and sat next to a Christmas tree.

Christmas sparks an unmatched excitement in children, making it an ideal time to channel their enthusiasm into an engaging and educational activity: writing a letter … Read more

The pros and cons of the pen licence

July 26, 2024May 31, 2023 by Lucy Williams
A school child sat at a desk, writing with a pen.

The National Curriculum states that pupils should leave primary school with “fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy handwriting”. To achieve the curriculum’s handwriting goal by the … Read more

12 creative writing prompts for Christmas

December 21, 2021 by Mariah Grant
Woman hand holding pen on notepad at home on winter holidays xmas.

The Christmas season is a great time to make time for your writing passions and explore some festive-inspired storylines. With snow-covered settings and family reunions, … Read more

Back to school: stationery essentials

August 11, 2021June 28, 2021 by Natalya
Bright colourful stationery including pens, pencils, paperclips and a pink backpack on blue background

Shopping for school stationery is one of the great joys of a new academic year. In this article we’ll take a look at our back … Read more

The best pen gift sets for Christmas 2020

November 27, 2020 by Lucy Williams
A Christmas gift wrapped in brown paper and string

Christmas adverts are now showing on the TV and so we all know that Christmas is sneaking up on us rapidly. This month, we thought … Read more

What are the traditional wedding anniversary gifts?

August 11, 2021June 26, 2019 by Lucy Williams
cotton bedding gift for 2nd wedding anniversary

Wedding anniversaries are a lovely thing to celebrate — whether it is one, five, 37 or or 62 years since you or a couple you … Read more

The ultimate guide to UK bank holidays

August 11, 2021June 7, 2019 by Lucy Williams
bank holiday family roadtrip

Us Brits love a bank holiday — for most of us it equates to a paid day off work, which is naturally welcomed with open … Read more

Journal prompts for Christmas

December 7, 2018 by Lucy Williams
Woman writing in Christmas journal

It’s the most wonderful time of year! It’s also an excellent time to reflect on Christmas and what exactly it means to you and your … Read more

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