Day 1 – Monday 21 September 2020
10–11.30 – Introductions. Why do I write? What do I want to write?
11.30–11.50am – Break
11.50am–1.30pm – What are my themes?How to get a novel started…
1.30–4pm – Writing time
Day 2
10–11.30 – Character: who is my protagonist? Using memory.
11.30–11.50am – Break
11.50am–1.30pm – Subsidiary characters: who are they?
1.30–4pm – Writing time
Day 3, with Mark Haddon
10–11.30 – Voice and Point of View – who is telling the story, and where are they standing?
11.30–11.50am – Break
11.50am–1.30pm – Place & setting; using memory, research and observation.
1.30–4pm – Writing time
Day 4
10–11.30 – The magic of structure; the crucial questions you need to ask; building the scaffold
11.30–11.50am – Break
11.50am–1.30pm – Honing the voice, beginning to edit
1.30–4pm – Writing time
Day 5
10–11.30 – Re-writing and redrafting
11.30–11.50am – Break
11.50am-1.30pm – Keeping going – motivation and planning
1.30–2.30pm – Lunch (not provided)
2.30-4pm – Eye-catching openings: talk and Q&A with Jo Unwin