Alphabets make up the core of preschool learning. The alphabet is the first thing a child needs to learn before anything ...

Other short-story masters such as 20th century Latin-American Julio Cortazar, use the sporting analogy to talk about writing: 'The novel wins the points, the short story by knock-out'.

And can you learn how to write if there is no-one physically around to help you? Here are five tips, from Australian teacher Cara Dinneen, on how to improve your writing by yourself.