Win a free writing assessment with our August/September Flash Fiction Challenge
All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value […]
Join us and Joanne Hichens for a Saturday morning memoir writing workshop
Got a story to tell? Join All About Writing’s Jo-Anne Richards and Joanne Hichens, author of recently-released memoir, Death and the After Parties, for a virtual Saturday Writing Workshop [...]
Monday Writing Motivation: Welcome criticism even when it hurts
How do writers improve? They write. They read. This is not contentious. It’s how writers have worked since the stylus was invented and the first papyrus scrolls hammered into existence. […]
What’s On in June: A free webinar, our flagship Creative Writing Course, a memoir workshop and more!
This June, we’ve got a buffet of courses and events for you to cherry-pick from. The month kicks off with our flagship Creative Writing Course, continues strong with a free […]
Monday Writing Motivation: Motivate unbelievable choices, and we’ll believe them
Unmotivated action is unbelievable and erodes the relationship between writer and reader. If, as a reader, you don’t believe that a character is capable of a given act, then you […]
Monday Writing Motivation: How to turn a pleasant afternoon into a mighty adventure
Let me develop a scenario, beginning from what really happened and then inventing elements that might turn it into a story, along the lines, you might have guessed from a […]
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What’s on in April: Our flagship creative writing course, a free webinar, and more.
April brings you a smorgasbord of creative programmes, from our flagship Creative Writing Course, to a Saturday workshop focusing on the lessons we can learn from My Octopus Teacher, to […]
Invitation to join our Creative Writing info session
Can we actually teach writing? What do we focus on in our Creative Writing Course? Is it worth it? Can it help you with the issues you struggle with? We […]
Free writing webinar on how to turn inspiration into action
An empty screen can produce such anxiety that your blood pressure can rise alarmingly, say scientists. So how do you edge past the anxiety? How can you turn the vague […]
What’s On in March: Our flagship Creative Writing course, a free webinar, a Memoir Workshop, and more!
This March, we’ve got something on offer for every kind of writer, and every kind of writing project. The month kicks off with our Power of Writing Course, specially designed […]
Monday Writing Motivation: How an editor’s advice helped make a masterpiece
On a BBC programme I heard a week or two ago, Lennie Goodings, a book editor with the Virago Press, presented the story of Max Perkins, a pioneer in creative […]
What’s on in February: A free webinar, a show-don’t-tell workshop, and so much more…
This February, we’ve got a treasure trove of courses and programmes for you. From our Power of Writing Course – specially designed for beginner writers – to our popular Saturday [...]
