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The Gear System: How to Plot to set the Pace
One of the most noticeable problems in early-draft work is that something is wrong with the pace. It is understandable that new writers can be unsure of what we’re looking
Oct 2017
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Oct
Romance vs Marriage: How to Write a Second Draft
Ashley Stokes talks about how to approach the second draft of your novel. In my Online Fiction Workshop, several of the group have recently finished the first draft of
Aug 2017
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Student Experiences: Priceless Advice
EIlidh Horder talks about the Online Fiction Workshop For anyone considering the Unthank School Online Fiction Workshop, I unreservedly encourage you to do so. I originally signed up for
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Student Experiences: Writing the Novel
KJ Packer talks about Writing the Novel I came to the Unthank School’s Writing the Novel course in September 2014, armed with a completed first draft, an agent, and
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Student Experiences: Turning an Idea into Reality
Zoe Bell talks about how the Online Fiction Workshop has helped her grow and shape her novel. Before I attended the Unthank Online Fiction Workshop I thought I could do
Dec 2016
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Dec
Ashley Stokes’ Top Five Books of 2016
Last Christmas we asked our tutors to compile an end-of-year list from the books they had read that year, one refreshingly unconstrained to books published in 2015. Any bibliophile worth
May 2016
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May
May
Writing Prompt: The Vanisher
There's an anecdote told by Eudora Welty in her autobiography One Writer's Beginnings (First Harvard University Press, 1995). It provides a perfect 'glimpse moment' that could be developed into a
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May
May
5 Ways to Prepare for Writing a Novel
The first inkling that you’ve had an idea that could be a NOVEL!!! can be an unsettling experience whether you’re a new writer or an old hand. It starts as
Apr 2016
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Apr
Apr
‘How to a Write a Novel’ and What it Did for Me
'Comprehensive, Instructive and most of all, Enjoyable' Jacqueline Harmon talks about How to Write a Novel Online I'll admit that I was in two minds about taking the course and
Dec 2015
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Dec
How the Virtual Workshop Works
This year we decided to see if we could bring the experience of the Advanced Workshop to a wider audience. In September, we took it online. We went