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Where do you begin a story? I don’t mean, where does a story begin – which is another question entirely – but where, when your goal is to tease out the fragile web of connections that make a [...]

Mentoring applications open now – limited places available You promised you’d start that book or screenplay this year – but you’re stuck, or have no idea where to start. Or you’ve begun but [...]

So you want to write a book? We can help. Writing is not a magical process. You don’t need to sit waiting for inspiration, while desperation rises. No need to buy good luck charms, or wait for [...]

There is one last place available on our live Creative Writing Course starting on Monday 15 March. You’ll learn in real-time via Zoom on Monday and Thursday evenings for five weeks. We are [...]

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 desire to write into a [...]

A seldom-remarked feature of this writing business is the fact that so many writers were once actors. In the television industry, a remarkable number of writers graduated from the ranks of the [...]

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 for beginner [...]

There’s often a fine balance between writing and procrastinating, particularly at the start of a writing project. I know many of you are thinking of starting a serious writing project this year. [...]

“Watching birds takes you out of yourself. It’s a flow state. Writing ideas come in sideways during such states. So perhaps it is a form of meditation.” That’s Margaret Atwood’s form of embracing [...]

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 [...]

You can bemoan your fate as a writer (long lonely hours gazing at your screen until, as Hemingway said, your eyes bleed) – or take charge of it. We’d much rather you took the reins in your hands. [...]

I don’t like New Year’s resolutions at the best of times. If you made any last year, they were no doubt thrown into disarray. We’ve never experienced a time quite like that. So, it feels a little [...]