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Ian McMillan's Writing Lab
Who better to oversee BBC Radio 3's guide to turning stray thoughts into pieces of writing than Ian McMillan, poet and presenter of The Verb?
Learn more about the series, or polish your prose with our get writing worksheets and read the competition winners.
Opening words
Discover more about Ian McMillan's mission to improve your writing - find out more about the series.
Your pen pal
You couldn't hope for a more qualified guide to writing - the Radio 3 website invites you to meet Ian McMillan.
Sharpen your wits and pencils
Give your writing a workout - everybody from tyro poets to Martin Amis could find ideas and inspiration to get writing.
The next chapter
Now you've supercharged your writing, why not explore what you can do next: leap into taking it further.
The plot thickens
Explore Ian McMillan, and his love of words further, with The Verb; and drop by the Writers Room
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