Alison says: 'When I moved from writing for pleasure to writing as my career I was incredibly excited. It was something I had dreamed of for years so achieving that was genuinely brilliant. But... over time I realised that something had changed. Writing was starting to feel like a chore. I was facing writers' block, … Continue reading "Rediscover Your Creativity and Find Your Voice"
Do you want to know how to use Canva to make marketing images for your book? You can make nice looking flat lays and nifty animations - all using Canva Free. Come along to my talk at The Writing Gals conference* and find out how. About the conference: Learn from The Writing Gals how to write … Continue reading "Canva for Authors – part of The Writing Gals online conference"
Theme will look at how to get to the heart of what you're writing about and identify your themes, and then we'll discuss how to use that knowledge to deepen and improve your story. The Dreaded Synopsis will take the terror away from writing a synopsis. Well some of the terror anyway. Alison actually quite … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Theme and The Dreaded Synopsis"
Editing Your Novel will help you work out your process for what comes next after you've finished your first draft. Everyone agrees that editing is vital - this workshop will actually tell you how to do it. Common First Draft Problems is all about the issues that come up time and time again in first drafts … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Editing Your Novel and Common First Draft Problems"
The Business of Publishing is a whistle-stop tour of the basics of the publishing industry. We'll look at pros and cons of self-publishing vs the traditional route. We'll talk about what a publisher is actually buying when they acquire a book and we'll talk about when not to sign on the dotted line. Agent-Hunting is … Continue reading "Online workshops: The Business of Publishing and Agent-Hunting"