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A very popular course that concentrates on the building blocks of prose fiction:
- Creating effective characters,
- Developing sense of place and atmosphere
- Constructing interesting story lines
- Sessions are fun and backed up by numerous handouts and stimulating practical exercises.
An extremely effective course. See students' testimonials
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SPECIAL CLASSES for writers who are or have been workingon novels, short stories and other forms of narrative fiction, and who encounter
difficulty concluding their work effectively or satisfactorily. This type of workshop is derived entirely from a study of the practical problems that writers encounter in
completing an 'ambitious' creative piece.
- It provides a stimulating technique-based environment in which to work on craft, structure, language, voice, POV and to refine themes and subject matter
- It looks closely at the myth or reality of writers' block including effective ways of dealing with it.
- It also looks at objective ways of assessing the strength of one's work as well as the advantages and disadvantages of goal-focused writing
- Participants are encouraged to critique their work, and uncover what motivates their writing
This course is for the writer who:
- has work that is important but has difficulty completing it or feeling 'stuck' at a particular stage.
- needs to get to grips with the difficulties of organising the way events flow in the narrative.
- is working on a piece and wants a 'focused' environment in which to progress
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This course is designed for people who are interested in developing their writing over a period of time with the support of
an experienced tutor. At the end of the course participants
- will have a clearer more critical understanding of their own writing and ways in which they can improve.
- are able to deal with important issues such as making the most effective use of their 'writing' time
- are more comfortable with goal-focused writing
- are better able to assess and edit their work critically
- Have a larger portfolio of their writing and have a body of creative pieces from which to draw & further develop
- are surer of themselves as writers including being more confident about sharing, and presenting their work to others
All sessions focus on practical outcomes.
It is expected that some work will be completed at home.
The tutor will read the course work of participants and provide ongoing feedback
& support. The broad key components of the course are as follows:
- Overview
- Practice-based introduction to a range of contemporary writing styles, themes, techniques with a view to appreciating and learning from them.
- Productivity exercises
- exercises & stimuli aimed at getting participants writing around themes & practicing techniques taught during sessions.
- Project-based work
aimed at helping participants with their personal writing projects
- Presentation
- presenting/delivering work to audiences & publications
- Protection
- Basic copyright issues and ways of safeguarding one's work against theft and plagiarism.
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