Hear from our First Novel Award 2021 judge as to what she is looking for and how getting listed in a competition gets you noticed. If you are considering submitting to our First Novel Award or indeed any competitions for debut novel writers this Q & A session will be invaluable. And even if you…
Tips for writing a best seller – what’s hot and what’s not Q & A with agent Marina de Pass and editor Rebecca HilsdonDate:February 23, 2021Time:6.00 – 7.30 pm GMTLocation:Zoom PlatformCost:£30BOOK NOW What novels are selling and how to get a publishing deal. Your chance to find out from a literary agent and a commissioning…
First Line, first page, first chapter It’s not only agents and editors who judge a book by the first page: in an industry driven by ‘Look Inside the Book’, the opening of a novel or memoir is one of the keys which draws a reader in irresistibly – or lets them wander off. But none…
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Revising & EditingThursday April 29, 2021 Tutorial 4 from Craft Tutorials for Fiction Writers Novelist David Mitchell likens a novel to an end-of-the-pier horse-race game. The rickety horses are Character, Structure, Plot, Language and Ideas: as you write they move forward but sometimes one stalls, and sometimes another surges ahead. In this series of craft…
Voice & ProseThursday March 25, 2021 Tutorial 3 from Craft Tutorials for Fiction Writers Novelist David Mitchell likens a novel to an end-of-the-pier horse-race game. The rickety horses are Character, Structure, Plot, Language and Ideas: as you write they move forward but sometimes one stalls, and sometimes another surges ahead. In this series of craft…
Plot & StructureThursday February 25, 2021 Tutorial 2 from Craft Tutorials for Fiction Writers Novelist David Mitchell likens a novel to an end-of-the-pier horse-race game. The rickety horses are Character, Structure, Plot, Language and Ideas: as you write they move forward but sometimes one stalls, and sometimes another surges ahead. In this series of craft…
Character & IdeasThursday January 28, 2021 Tutorial 1 from Craft Tutorials for Fiction Writers Novelist David Mitchell likens a novel to an end-of-the-pier horse-race game. The rickety horses are Character, Structure, Plot, Language and Ideas: as you write they move forward but sometimes one stalls, and sometimes another surges ahead. In this series of craft…
A Literary Marriage – Agent and Author Q & AAgent Jane Finigan and best selling author Claire FullerDate: Thursday November 12Time: 6.00 – 7.30 pmLocation: ZoomCost: £30BOOK NOW Find your dream agent and establish your writing career Jane Finigan from leading literary agency Lutyens & Rubinstein and best selling author Claire Fuller (Bitter Orange, Swimming…
The Power of Psychic DistanceGuest tutor: Author and writing coach Emma DarwinDate: Thursday October 29Time: 11 am – 1pmLocation: ZoomCost: £38BOOK NOW Psychic Distance: the fiction writer’s secret sauce Over the years Emma has found that learning to work with psychic distance – often called narrative distance or emotional distance – is the game-changer for…