Tools and Tricks of Commercial Fiction
Writers Victoria
Event Date:
14 November 2026 10:00 AM to 14 November 2026 04:00 PM
Author / Presenters:
Kate Cuthbert
Event Venue:
The Wheeler Centre
Event Organiser:
Writers Victoria
Ticket Price:
$175 – $230
No matter what chosen style or genre, there is so much to learn from commercial fiction: build great worlds like a fantasy author, learn to pace like a crime writer, access your characters’ emotional landscape like a romance author or build tension like a horror writer.
Join publishing professional Kate Cuthbert to develop tools to invigorate craft skills with concrete examples, in-class practice and fantastic reading list to keep exploring and expanding these principles at home.
You Will Learn:
- How to recognise and use point of view
- How to develop momentum and maintain pacing
- How to build a convincing world
- Where to begin and where to end your story
About the Tutor:
Kate Cuthbert is a publishing industry consultant with 20 years' experience across the sector. She has held senior roles at Books+Publishing, Pantera Press and Writers Victoria, and she launched the Escape Publishing imprint at Harlequin Australia. Her book on the creation, impact and language of book covers and titles, How to Judge a Book by its Cover, was released in 2025. She is the founder and editorial director of Enough Trope, a literary journal and podcast about genre fiction in Australia.Subscribe to events
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