WRITING WORKSHOPS
Yes, I do them, yes, I love them a lot, yes, please come join me. You can sign up for future news below - I will only ever email you with workshop info, promise.
Upcoming workshops
*My current online workshops are hosted by Speakeasy, and focus
on writing junior fiction Sat 6th Feb - Bringing characters to life *SOLD OUT* Sat 13th Feb - The power of playing games *SOLD OUT* Sat 20th Feb - Settings that stick *SOLD OUT* Sat 27th Feb - Bringing characters to life Sat 6th March - The Power of Playing Games Sat 13th March - Settings that Stick All are at 3.30 - 5.30 GMT. |
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About my workshops |
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I run workshops on a range of topics, but always with three key principles in mind:
We're supposed to be having fun I believe that for any goal in writing, there's a fun-and-playful way to get there, and a try-hard-and-headachey way to get there. I'm always on the look out for fun processes that achieve good results. Because look, this is your one-and-only astonishing life, and if you're going to spend it writing (hurray!) then I want you to keep the joy of it alive, even as you are working hard at it. Your reader should be having fun too. I'm less interested in teaching you to write competently, and more interested in helping you to write zizzlingly, if you know what I mean. And I think you do. Writers can benefit from all kinds of knowledge, not just literary theory When preparing my workshops, I aim to pull things in from a range of fields. A lot of what I do is influenced by theory from comedy and improvisation; but I also bring in psychology, linguistics, geography... and whatever else I find. Like a magpie with a powerpoint presentation. Anyway, the point is, I don't teach the stuff in writing books (although you should absolutely read those too); I try to offer something different, to keep things fresh. It's my job to give you clear tools You should always leave a workshop with concrete things you can do next time you sit down to write. Spanners of the Mind, if you will. (And why wouldn't you?) |
It was an excellent workshop... It had great pace, explained complicated concepts in simple ways, and was dotted with lots of activities where we could put the ideas ideas into practice in a fun and safe way. Thanks so much! ~ I really enjoyed it. Very professionally done without losing out on humour and playfulness. Really appreciated how much of relevant and useful content was packed in the short time frame. ~ Loads of ideas and really packed a lot in. I was amazed at how much creativity could come out of looking at game |
