Monday, December 23, 2024
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...
Monday, December 23, 2024
Self Publishing for Beginners (Recorded) In a saturated market, where rejection and even ghosting from agents and publishers are an occupational hazard for authors, self-publishing can be a way to take ownership of your writing life. Whether you want to make a...
Monday, December 23, 2024
Character Thursday, February 20, 20256:00 – 8:00 pm GMT Everyone says that character is the foundation of storytelling, but what does that mean? How do you develop convincing, lifelike characters while still using them to power your plot? And what if your...
Monday, December 23, 2024
Voice & Prose Thursday, March 27, 20256:00 – 8:00 pm GMT Voice is the element which all agents and editors say they are looking for in a manuscript – but that’s by no means the only reason to work hard on the word-by-word text and textures of your novel: in the end,...
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Agent Q & A Tuesday April 1, 2025 6:00 – 7:30 pm BST Get the inside track on submitting to agents. Our agent judges for the First Novel Award answer your questions live. Hellie and Suzy will outline what they are looking for as well as giving you lots of tips and...