VOICE AND PROSE
March 31, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. GMT
Location: Zoom
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, the words on the page are all you have to transmit your story.
In this practical workshop we will explore through short exercises how to make your prose rich and rare but never purple (except when you mean it to be), how to strip it back without it becoming drearily threadbare, and what this all means for how your characters and your narrative speak.
THREE CRAFT TUTORIALS OFFER
Book on to our first three craft tutorials of the year by January 27 and receive a 15% discount.
January 27 – Characters and Themes
February 24 – Plot and Structure
March 31 – Voice and Prose
These three sessions with author and writing teacher Emma Darwin are designed to teach you the core elements of the craft of writing fiction.
If you’re starting on a new novel or re-drafting an old one, this series will be invaluable.
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.
