Salted Writes — Sticking With It

Finishing a book can be a long old slog. Between the restarts, the edits, losing faith in your idea and the messy middles, it can feel hard to keep at it. This is a new course for writers who have started a project but haven’t reached the end - yet. Maybe you have a full first draft. Maybe you have five beginnings. Maybe you just keep telling people the title and the idea but have yet to truly put pen to paper. Wherever you are, you’re now keen to move forward - and to finish.

This course will help you get out of your own way and allow writing to flow again. With our supportive and skilful tutor Michael Donkor, you’ll learn all about character development, structure and pacing, to help give your work direction and purpose. You’ll leave the course brimming with confidence and equipped with tools to complete a narrative that captivates from beginning to end.

When and what: Wednesday evenings in late September and October.

Session 1 (September 30th) 7-9pm Writing therapy. Michael guides a group discussion introducing each student’s writing (in response to work they've submitted/synopsis of novel). Writers set their intentions for the weeks ahead and share what they need help with/guidance on.

Session 2 (October 7th) 7-9pm Inciting incidents, plotting and plot development.

Session 3 (October 14th) 7-9pm Characterization and character development.

Session 4 (October 20th) 7-9pm Approaches to editing

Session 4 (October 28th) 7-9pm Setting goals/outlining next steps - drinks! 

How much: 420 euros