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Creative writing planner
A five-part plan for 11+ creative writing in 30 minutes.
1. Hook (1–2 sentences): start with action, dialogue or a question.
2. Setting: use the five senses.
3. Build-up: introduce a problem.
4. Climax: short sentences for tension.
5. Resolution: link back to the opening.
Toolkit: fronted adverbials, similes, personification, varied sentence openers, a range of punctuation (; : — …).