About Strike fear in the heart of your reader's this October at our Writing Great Horror Stories workshop with creative writing tutor, Alex Davis If you want to learn how to write fearsome fiction and spine-tingling tales, then look no further. This session will explore all of the elements that make up a great horror story, including how to build atmosphere, pacing, the best ways to employ archetypes and what truly scares a reader. At Alex's session you will: Establish…

About The first draft is done, and what an accomplishment! But where do you go next? In this course we'll break down elements to help you self edit your manuscript, looking at it from a constructively critical viewpoint. We'll check for plot gaps, we'll look at pacing, we'll analyse natural dialogue, and we'll talk about character dynamics. Bring a section of your work to play with over the course of the two days so you can put your self-editing into…

About The first draft is done, and what an accomplishment! But where do you go next? In this course we'll break down elements to help you self edit your manuscript, looking at it from a constructively critical viewpoint. We'll check for plot gaps, we'll look at pacing, we'll analyse natural dialogue, and we'll talk about character dynamics. Bring a section of your work to play with over the course of the two days so you can put your self-editing into…

About Join children's writer, Gareth Baker as he aims to show you how you can build a plot in as little as 30-minutes! Everything needs structure to hold it together and that includes a story, whether it's a short story, novella, or a trilogy with a story arc. In this 2-hour workshop aimed at beginners, Gareth Baker will show you a technique devised by author and poet, Pie Corbet that will help you to understand how story parts are put…

About Both children and teens are invited to this interactive writing workshop with children's writer, Steve Katon. Participants will make a series of collages from magazine images based on character, setting and plot to help develop a new idea for a story. You will then create a master collage that represents your overall synopsis before having a go at a short writing sprint using the visual prompts you have created or engaged with. The aim of the workshop is to…

Level-up your dialogue using techniques employed by playwrights in this 2-hour workshop with Hugh Dichmont!

About Join Dr Teika Bellamy as she aims to help demystify the publishing process for writers! For many writers, traditional publishing is baffling, its operating methods baroque and opaque. Yet understanding how the publishing industry works can greatly increase a writer’s chances of getting published, enabling them to have a long and successful career. This course is designed to demystify the world of traditional publishing so that today’s writer can make informed choices about which publishing route to embark on,…

About Teika returns with the perfect follow on from her first workshop 'Demystifying Publishing' in a session focused entirely on self-publishing. Many writers consider self-publishing nowadays, but the internet offers an overwhelming amount of advice on the ‘right’ way to go about it. This workshop will offer an overview of the different ways to go about self-publishing your writing, giving participants a chance to reflect on the kind of success they want from self-publishing, as well as providing the basics…