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Demystifying Editors and the Publishing Process
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Lorna Hendry, Anne-Marie Peard
You will learn:
What professional editors do
Different types of editing
Unleashing Your Poetic Voice
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amy Bodossian
You will learn:
How to switch off the critic, tap into inspiration and write more often
Goal, Motivation, Conflict
22 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Alli Sinclair
Learning outcomes
How to develop the right goals and conflict for your character
ONLINE WEBINAR: Memoir Mini-Masterclass: All About Memoir
23 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amra Pajalic
You Will Learn:
The features and expectations of memoir
Memoir writing techniques
Online Mini-Masterclass: Memoir - Three Webinar Pass
23 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Amra Pajalic
These sessions will be discounted for Memoir Writing Clinic participants who want the extra development...
How to write effective and engaging dialogue
23 January 2020
Writers Victoria
Anna George
You will learn:
What great dialogue sounds like;
The National Editors and Writers Conference (NEWS)
27 January 2020 to 28 January 2020
Express Media
Express Media
The National Editors and Writers Conference (NEWS) is an annual two-day event presented by ...
January Book Club – The Testaments AND Girl, Woman, Other
29 January 2020
The Sun Bookshop
For our January 2020 book club we will be reading both of the Man Booker 2019 winning novels: The...