Character with Emma Darwin – February 20

Character with Emma Darwin – February 20

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...
Voice & Prose with Emma Darwin – March 27

Voice & Prose with Emma Darwin – March 27

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,...
Characterisation: BPA’s Advice for Novel Writers

Characterisation: BPA’s Advice for Novel Writers

Characterisation is everything in fiction. Readers love a compelling story, but only if a character’s emotional journey is at its core. Ray Bradbury says this: ‘Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to...