Tag: aspiring writers
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Cultivating Creativity: women writers’ retreat (November 2026)
A weekend retreat of writing and rejuvenation Next dates: 13-15 November 2026 Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Cultivating creativity. This exclusive experience is focused on supporting your ongoing creative practice with craft masterclasses and activities. Not only that, it’s designed to acknowledge the essential role of rest, play, support and space in the work of the…
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Writer’s Toolbox (August 2025)
Every craft and profession involves tools we need to use and master so we can make good work. Writing is no different. We know these tools from all our years of reading and experiencing story. But sometimes we need support to feel really comfortable using them. That’s what this short online courses is all about.…
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Make history (May 2025)
I’m looking forward to this: hours of focus on a genre I love writing and reading. So do join me for a masterclass on how to research and write historical fiction, or any fiction set in the past. In person, in class, we’ll cover: Learn about the all-important questions of how to present an imagined…
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Create compelling characters (February 2025)
I’ve just opened up bookings for a new course early next year: Create Compelling Characters. This one’s a bit different: it’s a online short course of two, two-hour classes, for any writer who wants to create characters that engage, perhaps enrage, intrigue, fascinate and captivate readers. Find out all the course details here. Dates and…
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Transform your writing: Retreat, March 2025 (BOOKED OUT)
Fiction intensive: residential Escape to a place where we focus on craft, creative practice, and mastery. Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Transform your writing. This exclusive experience is focused on story development, practical approaches and techniques for fiction projects, and enhancing your mastery of the key tools in our writers’ toolbox. The retreat is…
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Do crime: November 2024
One-day masterclass: Writing unforgettable crime fiction Crime fiction, in its many and diverse forms, is one of the most popular genres in the world. From The Woman in White to The Dry, blockbuster crime novels dominate bookselling, while every year thousands of new titles become somebody’s new favourite read. When a reader picks up a…
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How to build a heroine: September 2024
Modern fiction is filled with fabulous, feisty, funny girls and women making their way through the universe. How do writers imagine them and bring them to life on the page?
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