Allaboutwriting Writing Courses October to December 2011
Here are the courses and other activities that we have planned for the rest of the year for now – there might be a few more added at a later stage. Online Creative Writing Course – On going, start when it suits you and work at your own pace. Online Business Writing – On going, … Read more
Preparing for the writers life
I sometimes imagine all the unfinished novels in drawers. All the characters who will never finish their journeys; the stories that will never draw to an end. Perhaps that in itself could be the starting point for a story. (Just an idea.) But why is it that so many people start out on their first … Read more
How Journals Help Writers
Oh, I know you kept a diary when you were fourteen. Your awful brother probably picked the lock and read steamy passages to his friends. But even so … a journal kept properly can help your writing in many ways. A journal is a safe place to expose yourself, explore your own responses and to … Read more
Publishing Workshop
Getting a manuscript published is often as difficult – and can take as long – as writing the book itself. Not every book becomes a publishing sensation like Spud, the novel by John van der Ruit that has sold 200 000 and rising. “About 1% of the people who talk of writing a book will … Read more
An online course for people passionate about writing
Learn the skills to turn your passion into print. Sign up for Allaboutwriting’s 10-module creative writing course, designed and run by two internationally published writers. The Benefits of our Course: • Start when it suits you, work at your own pace. • Learn the skills to write both fiction and non-fiction. • Writing practice in … Read more
Creative Writing Course begins on January 26
Here’s to a creative and productive 2011! We hope you have a reading and writing programme at least as rewarding as 2010’s. First up are the dates of the courses we’ve scheduled for the first couple of months of the year. We’ll bring you more details of additional courses as the world turns. Creative Writing … Read more
Last chance to sign up for this weekend’s Memoir and Biography Course in Johannesburg
This is your last chance to sign up for the Biography and Memoir Course beginning this weekend. Run by acclaimed novelist Jo-Anne Richards, and journalist and writer Fred de Vries, the course prepares aspirant memoirists and biographers for the challenges that await them. Not only will you learn the essential skills required to do the … Read more
Join us at the Jozi Book Fair
Allaboutwriting will be at the Jozi Book Fair this weekend celebrating the joys of reading and writing.
Last chance to sign up for Creative Writing Course
Allaboutwriting’s next Creative Writing Course begins on July 14 – and aims to banish mid-winter procrastination with healthy doses of creative stimulation. The face-to-face course is run by scriptwriter Richard Beynon and novelist Jo-Anne Richards. Participants meet once a week in Parkview, Johannesburg, for ten sessions. The course is designed to help participants explore their … Read more
Rules of Engagement
It’s something to do with the nature of creativity, I suppose. But people in writing groups share intimacies. They may not intend to write about themselves, but somehow the creative process forces them to introspect. It makes sense. How can you begin to understand the motivations of others, if you haven’t looked starkly at yourself? … Read more
