Anyone can write in the Scots language. You just need two things: words and confidence.

Scots words are easy to find. One and a half million Scots speakers live in Scotland. They're everywhere, busy gabbin and bletherin away in guid Scots. So if you're needing some Scots words, all you have to do is open your lugs.

Or open a book.

You'll find great Scots language in poems and stories by writers like Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Liz Lochhead, JK Annand and Sheena Blackhall. Read as many Scots poems and stories as you can get your hands on.

And the confidence to write in Scots comes from giving it a go.

Many young writers discover that writing in Scots is not as hard as they thought. Most say they it gives them freedom and that they can express their feelings better in Scots than in English. Using Scots words like bonnie, braw, greetin, dreich and mingin can make creative writing feel more personal and relevant to a young writer's life.

One young writer summed it up when he said:

'Ah'm no a fan o writin, but Ah like writin in Scots.'

You'll find lots of tips here to help you be a confident and successful writer of Scots. 

WRITING A SCOTS POEM
Choosing a good subject and finding the best Scots rhyme                                                                                             
   
WRITING A SCOTS MONOLOGUE
Considering the voice and personality of a character in Scots

   
WRITING A SCOTS STORY
Developing skills for writing prose in Scots

   
SPELLING
A guide to Scots spelling