What will I learn? Your mind is a treasure trove of creative memories. This course aims to open that store and get you writing your memories in poetry or prose. Through writing exercises, discussion, and tutor mini lecture in a non-threatening environment you will come away with ideas, a beginning, and a direction for your […]
Creative Writing – A Christmas Ghost Story at the Manor
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What will I learn? With Christmas just around the corner, we’ll use our unique setting to consider the elements that make up a wonderfully spooky festive ghost story. We’ll look at published examples and together explore the tropes and techniques that best deliver a winter chill. Is this course for me? This course is for […]
Creative Writing – Developing Your Creative Writing
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What will I learn? This weekly intermediate course for experienced writers will provide inspiration, supportive technical guidance, and feedback on your work; as well as helping you to sustain and polish your writing practices by studying a myriad of authors and genres. This course will provide a detailed look at several of the most popular […]
Creative Writing – Finding Inspiration in the Everyday
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What will I learn? This fun and inspiring workshop explores the many sources of inspiration available to writers in their everyday lives. In this workshop, we’ll study a variety of different techniques you can incorporate into the planning stage of your writing to help brainstorm your ideas and story concepts. This session will also use […]
Creative Writing – Get that Book out of You Workshop
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What will I learn? This course aims to: get you started with idea and to give you an understanding of the structure of plot, character motivation and theme if you would like to write fiction. Guidance is given to those wishing to write creative non-fiction, collections of poetry and short stories and memoir.During the course […]
Creative Writing – Getting Published: What to Expect and How to Find Success
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What will I learn? Money makes the world go round, and it’s no different when it comes to writing. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the trials and tribulations of breaking into the lucrative and competitive creative writing industry. We will explore the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid options; as well as the importance […]
What will I learn? Give creative writing a try with this fun and supportive workshop. Have you always wanted to try your hand at writing, but have no idea where to start? In this workshop, we’ll explore topics and ways of expressing yourself and defining your unique writing style. Guided exercises will encourage you to […]
What will I learn? Give creative writing a try with this fun and supportive workshop. Have you always wanted to try your hand at writing, but have no idea where to start? In this workshop, we’ll explore topics and ways of expressing yourself and defining your unique writing style. Guided exercises will encourage you to […]
What will I learn? From Sherlock Holmes to Se7en, we’ve been gripped by grisly tales of murder and malintent for centuries. In this workshop, we’ll explore the reasons a good whodunit is still more popular than ever, and practise writing in this genre. What about these types of stories capture the public’s imagination like little […]