So You Want To Write A Novel Intensive • Course 63
4, 11 & 25 October 2009 @ the Lucas Arms, Kings X, London WC1, UK
WORKSHOP VENUE
Lucas Arms
245A Gray’s Inn Road
London WC1Z 8QZ
Date: Sundays, 4, 11 & 25 October 2009
Length: 3 days
Time: 11.30AM - 6.00PM
Tube: Kings Cross
Cost: £150 for 3 days' tuition. Drop-in: £55 per day. Half-day session: £27 each
What kind of novelist are you? What sort of book do you dream of writing? Have you found your subject matter? If you have not written before, how do you begin? This 3-day intensive will consist of lectures, timed exercises, homework and readings that will give you the confidence to develop your ideas on paper. The sessions will include:
• techniques to start writing/develop a novel already in progress
• advice on how to arrange and expand your material
• a chance to create new work during the workshop that feeds into your manuscript
• sessions covering topics such as "Getting Started", "Characterisation", "Point of View", "Setting", "Plotting"
and "Editing"
• the opportunity to have writing read and discussed
The workshops will be conducted in a friendly, constructive atmosphere and is open to anyone with a desire to write, from beginners to publlished novelists. They will take place over three Sundays and will include 15 hours of tuition.
DROP-IN PARTICIPANTS
If you are unable to do the whole course or would like to try it, you can attend on a drop-in basis, however priority will be given to those who book for the whole course. The cost per day is £55. A helf-day session is session is £27. All workshops must be paid prior to course date start. Please email or phone beforehand to ensure a place will be available.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
4 October: "Getting Started" (morning session), "Characterisation" (afternoon session). 11 October: "Point of View" (morning session), "Setting" (afternoon session). 25 October: "Plotting & Shaping" (morning session), "Ediing" (afternoon session). Each workshop will last 2.5 hours.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Paper (bound notebook preferably), pen & a spare
WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT
After completing this course, you can continue to receive feedback and support on your novel in a 8-week "Workshop Your Fiction" course which runs from 22 October - 10 December 2009.
TO BOOK
By post: Enrolment will be confirmed on receipt of your £60 deposit. Payment in full is due by 28 September. Download a postal booking form to complete and be returned with your cheque. Bank transfer: To book by bank transfer, ring 0207 263 0669 for account details. Online: To use your credit or debit card, you will need to pay the full amount. Course fee: £150. For Terms & Conditions, click here.
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In April 2007 this course was chosen by Time Out as their "Best by day" in the Around Town section.
