Workshops and Prompt Groups

April Prompt Group

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• Daily email with a prompt word or picture.

• Ideas on how to interpret the theme.

• Links to pieces of outstanding flash fiction to help inspire your writing.

• Feedback from Matt and peer review.

• Twitter group chat.

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Dates: 1st April - 30th April

Price: Pay What You Like (Recommended £10)

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The Fine Art of Critique

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• Beforehand: write one piece of flash fiction.

• Week 1: work through a series of exercises to hone your critiquing muscles.

• Week 2: feedback from Matt and peer review.

• Week 3: editing your story.

• Week 4: feedback and peer review on 2nd draft

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Dates: 6th July - 2nd August

Price: Pay What You Like (Recommended £15)

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Editing and Feedback

Structural Review

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Want some pointers on how you might improve the narrative, characterisation, thematic progression, pacing and impact of your work in progress?

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Flash Fiction (up to 1000 words): £6

Short Stories (1000-2500 words): £10

Short Stories (2500-5000 words): £15

Novel: price on application

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Detailed Edit

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Want a more in-depth analysis of style, tone-of-voice and word choice as well as edit suggestions for concision, readability, spelling and grammar?

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Flash Fiction (up to 1000 words): £10

Short Stories (1000-2500 words): £18

Short Stories (2500-5000 words): £25

Novel: Price on application

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Other Resources

Writing Competitions

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Entering writing competitions can be a great way of challenging yourself and there are lots of them out there to choose from. I've compiled a list of over two hundred flash fiction, short story, essay, poetry and novel writing opportunities for 2020.

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VIEW LIST HERE

The Importance of Feedback

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A blog post about the importance of feedback, how to go about finding Beta readers / critique partners, asking for feedback so it works for you, giving effective critique and using feedback to its best advantage.

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READ HERE