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"
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"
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"
Kiley Dunbar and Ally Sinclair (aka Alison May) talk to Keshini Naidoo about their latest books The Gingerbread Christmas Village and The Christmas Season. Book here.
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 … 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 … Continue reading "Online workshops: The Business of Publishing and Agent-Hunting"
Ally/Alison will be appearing at the Dark Side Light Side Festival in Alcester to discuss romcoms. The festival runs from 10.15am to 4pm. The romcom panel will be at 2pm. … Continue reading "Dark Side Light Side Festival"
Grab a cuppa and get to know the incoming Chief Executive of the Society of Authors, Anna Ganley. Anna will be in conversation with Jeevani Charika, SoA member and Chair of the SoA’s Authors … Continue reading "Afternoon tea with Anna Ganley – Jeev will be hosting the Q&A with the SoA’s new chief executive"
Jeev will be speaking at the Jericho Writers conference in London. You can find out more about the London Festival of Writing from their website here.
Authors are often expected to make their own marketing graphics (especially once the launch buzz is over). Canva is a graphic design program aimed at complete beginners. It is very … Continue reading "SoA At Home – Professional Development – Canva Tips for Authors"
If writing your novel sometimes feels like you’ve hit a wall, then this retreat is for you. Maybe you feel stuck, but you’re determined to carry on. Maybe you’re so … Continue reading "Break Through Your Novel Block"