It’s easy enough to start something, but not always so easy to get to the end of that daunting first draft. We will offer helpful advice and fun exercises to encourage you to keep going.
It seems to be a common problem for writers, from those starting out to those more experienced: how to keep motivated and keep your ideas on track – especially when the demons of doubt and distraction come knocking. We will offer helpful advice and fun exercises to encourage you to keep going. We’ll also be excruciatingly honest about the sheer graft involved in putting a novel together, and give you different ways of approaching the often monotonous long-haul slog of writing on a daily basis.
Tutors
Emma Jane Unsworth’s first novel Hungry, the Stars and Everything won a Betty Trask Award. Her second novel Animals won a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015. She is currently adapting Animals into a screenplay and writing a third novel.
Mark Watson is the acclaimed author of six novels, including Eleven and Hotel Alpha. He is also an award-winning stand-up comedian.
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Dates: Aug 24th - Aug 26th 2018
Location: Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 6DF
Cost: Single room price: £530