This online workshop is part of our new autumn programme of digital masterclasses that we are offering. To help you go back to school with a fresh perspective, we are offering a very limited supply of introductory tickets for each event, discounted up to 20% – once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Is there a secret formula? A particular voice or theme that grabs the attention of readers the world over? Is craft more essential, or is it perseverance? Should you pay attention to current trends?
The ingredients and methods that result in a bestselling novel are often up for debate, and as an aspiring writer you have likely attempted to follow and apply what you’ve read online or in interviews to your own process. The truth is that your novel can only ever be your own; the process and creative components come from your heart, and you simply have to write them. Without doing that, there will be no novel at all – bestselling or not.
In this evening masterclass with the Costa Award-winning author Emma Healey, you will learn the essentials steps you need to take in order to write your book, from the early decision-making and planning stages, through motivational tips and tricks for getting unstuck, and to the thrilling onward journey to publication.
Suitable for first-time writers and writers who are looking for a refresh in their skillset, and a must for any writers who are working towards that killer debut, this workshop with one of the industry’s most talked-about first-time novelists will leave you feeling empowered to reset the rules of your own writing journey and really dig deep into what your motivations and creative outlets are.
Course content
First steps: making decisions at the beginning of a project
Developing: different ways to create voice, characters, plot, themes
Keeping going: writing routines, tips and tricks to get unstuck
Editing: practical ways to rewrite and keep track of a novel
Next step: sending to agents, what happens when you’re published
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST).
Tutor profile
Emma Healey grew up in London and is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Her first novel, Elizabeth is Missing, was published to critical acclaim in 2014, sold over a million copies worldwide, and won the Costa First Novel Award. It was recently made into a BBC drama starring Glenda Jackson. Her second novel, Whistle in the Dark, was published in 2018. She lives in Norwich with her husband, daughter and cat.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (BST).
Details
Date: Monday 19 October 2020
Times: 6.30pm-9pm (BST)
Price: Back to school discounted price of £38.25 (plus £2.34 booking fee); standard ticket price of £45 (plus £2.65 booking fee)
Event capacity: 60
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