Reading like a writer is different to reading for pleasure or to studying literature. It involves thinking about the craftsmanship and writing techniques authors use to keep readers turning the page. This four-week course teaches you how to read and discuss books from a writer’s perspective in order to inform your own work. It also challenges you to experiment with new writers and genres, and to find new ways of engaging readers with your own writing.
How it works
• Fortnightly reading extracts, practical exercises and creative writing prompts
• Podcast introductions from the tutor
• Guided forum discussions about how you read and deadlines to get you writing
• A supportive group of fellow writers to read, discuss and feedback on your work
• Guidance on how to turn a sharp lens on creative work and become a better editor of your writing
• Q&A forum to post your critical writing questions for your tutor
• Quiz to assess and broaden your current reading habits
• Carefully curated additional reading and resources so you can take your interests further
• Opportunity to produce a 2,000-word piece of writing to engage your ideal reader: this might be a short story or the opening of a novel.