Our first Writers’ Circle Course for 2010 starts on 18 January. The course is designed for writers who have a specific project in mind as well as for those who simply want the chance to exercise their creative skills.
The Writers’ Circle Course runs participants through a range of practical techniques, reinforcing each with exercises which are both fun and challenging. Sessions are held in Parkview, Johannesburg every Monday evening from 7.00-9.30pm. Cost: R5500 for 10 sessions. Take advantage of our early bird special of R5000 by booking and paying in full by 31 December 2009.
Course Outline
• Freeing you up/finding your voice
• Brainstorming and story-boarding
• What is the story?
• Point of view
• Building characters, be they real or fictional
• Beginnings: where do you start to tell your story?
• Scenes: telling stories in a series of scenes
• Middles and ends
• Suspense: setups and payoffs
• Detail and description
• Avoiding exposition: show, don’t tell
• Dialogue and wrap-up
Please click here for a more detailed course description.
For more information please contact Trish on 0826524643 or email allaboutwriting@worldonline.co.za
Read testimonials from past participants and information about the facilitators.
Allaboutwriting is a partnership between Richard Beynon and Jo-Anne Richards who have both made their livings from writing for many years. We’re passionate about good writing, and have devised our courses to help communicate that passion – plus the skills that make it all much more than an academic exercise – to others with a similar calling.
