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 … Continue reading "Rediscover Your Creativity and Find Your Voice"
On the 7th of July 2023, I will be over at I Am In Print, talking about Ten Things to Think about before you Sign Your First (or next) Contract
A panel discussion led by Rachael Donovan, Publisher (HQ Fiction, Mira & Escape), Harper Collins Australia. Featuring award winning authors Janet Gover and Penelope Janu. Rural romance has a strong … Continue reading "Roadmap to Rural Romance"
Best-selling author Katie Fforde is hosting this Writing Workshop at her home in Rodborough, along with fellow writing experts Janet Gover and Alison May. During the day, students will be … Continue reading "Writing Workshop with Katie Fforde"
This will be a tutor-supported retreat. That means that, as well as having lots of time to write, you'll get an individual one to one session with Alison May to … Continue reading "Tutor supported retreat with Alison"
Creating Character will take you through creating and developing engaging characters for your novel. Conflict will explain what on earth conflict is and why novelists bang on about it so much, and … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Creating Character and Conflict"
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 … Continue reading "Canva for Authors – part of The Writing Gals online conference"
Starting a new book, editing a finished one or stuck somewhere in the middle? Take your writing to a new level with a weekend dedicated entirely to writing, under the … Continue reading "Autumn Novel Writing Weekend"
Plot & Story Structure will take you through developing your story ideas, understanding the structure of a novel and identifying the key elements in your plot. Planning a Novel is … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Plot & Story Structure and Planning a Novel"
Setting & World-Building will explore ways of communicating the world of your novel to your reader and will look at how setting influences plot and character throughout a story. Finding … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Setting & World-building and Finding Your Voice"
Writing with Emotion is all about how to put emotion on the page in a way that grabs your reader's attention and makes them laugh, cry and fall in love … Continue reading "Online workshops: Writing with Emotion and Show Don’t Tell"
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 … Continue reading "Online Workshops: Theme and The Dreaded Synopsis"