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Poetry 2013 |
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Alison Chisholm |
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This course is designed to revitalise
your poetry, developing new ideas, trying new techniques,
and enhancing your poetry skills. It's suitable for poets
of all levels of experience. Each session will include an
exercise designed to lead into a vital new poem, and
(optional) homework will be set. |
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The Definitive Short
Story course |
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Sue Moorcroft |
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www.suemoorcroft.com |
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A
short story is a work of art. Learning to write a good one
will hone every skill in your writer's toolkit and create a
host of possibilities: publication in magazines,
anthologies, e-zines and e-books, competition success for
prizes, publication and your CV or creative promo. |
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Writing for
children |
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Anita loughrey |
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www.anitaloughrey.com |
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This course will
provide the opportunity to examine writing for different age
ranges from picture books to Young Adult. We will explore a
few of the myths about writing for children and consider
different genres, characters, setting and story arc. You
will also have the opportunity to investigate writing a
picture book text and discover more about the submission
process. |
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A Toolkit for
writers of commercial fiction |
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penny Grubb |
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www.pennygrubb.com
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Where's the best
place for a novel to start? What pulls a reader into one
book over another? What do you do if you can't get any
tension into a scene that should be high-drama? How do you
lift a scene that seems to drag? Are you fed up with staring
at a blank page? This course will go through novel structure
from start to finish and provide useful tips for writers at
all stages of their writing career. |
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Novel Writing - Moving it On
- going deeper |
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Jane Pollard |
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For those who have
started their novel. Send in a 2 page synopsis stating genre and a
one page single-spaced biography of the male and female characters
ie.2 biogs. (Limited
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Advanced Novel Writing |
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Lesley Horton |
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www.lesleyhorton.co.uk |
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Delegates wishing to take
this course must have completed the first draft
of a novel (80,000-100,000 words) and be prepared to work on it
prior to Caerleon. (Limited 12) |
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Painting and Drawing |
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Andrew Earney |
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You can now spend your mornings
Painting & Drawing - only at Writers' Holiday. All standards
from absolute beginner. This course runs all week, just
select which half the week you would like to participate. All materials provided at
NO extra
charge. |
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How to write and
Sell Erotica |
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Della Galton |
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www.dellagalton.co.uk |
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This
course will focus on how to write erotica, both for the
short story and the novel. We will explore the dangers of
being too ethereal or being too graphic. We will look at
language and logistics i.e. what to include and what to
leave out. Advice on markets will be given. Please leave
your inhibitions at home! |
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Writing
Historical Fiction |
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marina Oliver |
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www.marina-oliver.net |
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This course
looks at the different types of historical novels, and
explores what you need to do to ensure your novel has the
right 'feel' of the period. It also suggests what research
you may have to do, and where to look for the information. |
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writing crime
fiction - making crime pay |
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janet laurence |
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This course looks
at six keys to writing a successful crime novel: memorable
characters; twisty plot; believable dialogue; atmospheric
setting; relevant sub-plots and a satisfying denouement. By
the end of the five sessions, you will have had the
opportunity to create the bones of your own crime novel. |
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a complete
introduction to writing contemporary romance |
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kate walker |
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www.kate-walker.com |
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This course is intended to
provide information and advice for anyone who wants to learn
how to write a popular romance genre novel. It gives an
introduction to all the skills needed for success, from
creating realistic characters, sustaining pace and conflict,
packing emotional punch, writing sex scenes and crafting a
satisfying ending. While the focus may be on romance
novels, the techniques – dialogue, characters, tension,
pacing, settings, hooks etc will also be relevant to all
forms of popular fiction. |
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tales of mystery
and imagination |
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carol fenlon |
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www.carolfenlon.com
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From
romantic ghosts and saucy vampires to the thing that never
shows its face, this course explores the uncanny to help you
write stories with a hint of chill, stories with
multi-market appeal. |
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Wanna be a writer
we've heard of? |
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jane
wenham-jones |
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www.janewenham-jones.com |
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In today's competitive market, being a
good writer is only the beginning. This fun, practical
course from the author of Wannabe a Writer We've Heard
Of? looks at how to best present yourself and your work
to an agent, a publisher and a whole world of potential
readers. The sessions will be planned around the needs of
the group but may include:
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Finding your USP
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Grabbing your reader
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What's my marketing hook?
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Writing an eye-catching covering
letter
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Finding an agent
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How to produce a great
synopsis/non-fiction proposal
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Networking in person and online
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Being your own Publicist
Suitable for all levels and stages of
the writing journey. |
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Creative
Non-Fiction - adding colour to factual writing |
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Simon Whaley |
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www.simonwhaley.co.uk |
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Non-fiction isn't just about writing facts, but creating a
story to reveal those facts in an engaging way. Whether
you're writing articles, biography, personal essays, travel
or food articles, this course will reveal techniques that
lift your non-fiction citing to the next level.
Simon Whaley's creative non-fiction pieces have appeared in
publications such as Lakeland Walker, Country & Border Life,
People's Friend, Discover Britain, The Countryman and
Cumbria magazines, to name a few. |
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Painting and Drawing |
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Andrew Earney |
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You can now spend your mornings
Painting & Drawing - only at Writers' Holiday. All standards
from absolute beginner. This course runs all week, just
select which half the week you would like to participate.
All materials provided at
NO extra
charge. |
