Structure (Recorded)
Worrying about plot, structure and storytelling isn’t only for writers who’ve been told they have a saggy middle. Some writers can’t get writing at all until they’ve got everything worked out; some writers can’t think about structure till they have a whole first draft down; and the successful authors who say they never plot may just be doing it intuitively. But to keep your reader reading, you need to keep them wanting to know what happens next, right to the end.
In this practical workshop we will look first at what makes a story, and what we mean by narrative drive, and then dig in to how that plays out in shaping the story of your novel, from whole-book-scale to sentence-level. We’ll get our hands on the clay with a few short exercises, and there will be the opportunity to ask questions.
You should leave with a clear idea of how plot, structure and story interrelate, and ideas for tackling these crucial issues.
This is a recording of a live event. You will be sent a link to view the recording on VIMEO as well as a handout from the tutorial.
Emma Darwin
AuthorShe teaches creative writing at Oxford University and Goldsmiths, University of London, and has given workshops from Auckland to Zurich.
Emma Haynes
Head of Events & CompetitionsEmma is responsible for BPA’s bespoke programme of literary events and retreats as well as managing the First Novel Award and submissions
Assistance to writers on low incomes and/or from communities under represented in publishing
We are offering a free place on each of our online tutorials and Q & A sessions for UK based writers on low incomes and/or from under represented communities in publishing.
Writers may apply for a free place on one of the sessions by contacting BPA with a short bio and a summary of their writing career to date.
Please click here to Contact BPA with your application and in the case of writers on low incomes, proof of financial eligibility such as: Jobseeker’s Allowance; Disability Benefit; Income Support; Working Tax Credit; Child Tax Credit; Proof of being a full-time student; Housing benefit; Proof of being a full-time carer.
All details will be kept confidential. Decisions on who receives the free places rest with the BPA team not the tutors.
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