Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/07/2019 - 23/07/2019
All Day
Location
University Centre Peterborough
With Andrew McDonnell
This two day course in July is designed to get you designing and structuring a possible novel or novella, with exercises around plot, voice, setting, character development and descriptive writing.
We will also look in detail at the basic plots available to a writer, discuss genre and how to pace and run effective sub-plots.
What on earth do the terms homo/heterodiegetic mean and are they any use to writing narratives? How can you tell a story within a story within a story without ending up with an almighty mess? If the butler did do it, (whatever it is), how can we hide that fact until the end?
Based at University Centre Peterborough, the course is ideal for those who want to start an idea from scratch or have an idea for a novel they want to realise.
Each day will comprise of discussions, exercises and teaching and you’ll leave with an outline for your own novel or novella.
Each day will run from 10:30 – 16:00 with an hour’s break for lunch.
About the Tutor
Andrew McDonnell is a writer and publisher who has delivered creative writing classes since 2003 at UEA, NUA and many more places. He is a director of Gatehouse Press and steering editor the award winning Lighthouse Literary Journal. He is currently the course leader for a BA hons English Literature for UCP in Peterborough. As an editor he has been responsible for connecting emerging writers with publishers, such as Preti Taneja winner of the 2018 Desmond Elliott First Novel prize, Amanthi Harris and Sally Harris.
Categories
- Norwich School of Creative Writing
- Novels
- Personal Writing
- Short Fiction
- Short Stories
- Summer School
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.