Workshop Replay: Writing What We Don’t Know
Catch up with the August 2024 workshop
Hi, we had a great workshop at the weekend where we looked at the different ways you can use what you do know, to write what you don’t know.
If you are a paid member of WestWord, you can watch the replay below. I’ve also attached the PDFs and links to the short stories and flash fictions we looked at beneath the video.
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Coming up next: September Workshop
Weaving Sensuous Spells
29th September - 11.30-13.00 BST
Humans are sensory creatures. Everything we experience comes through our sight, touch, sound, taste and smell, yet often these elements are largely missing in short fiction, with sight and interiority leading the way. While both of these are important elements, this workshop will look at the ways we can weave the senses into our stories to make them fully immersive and reconnect our characters to the world they live in.
We’ll look at how you can bring fresh takes to writing the senses with lots of examples from writers who are weaving great sensuous spells.
Prefer not to commit to a subscription? The workshops are available to book separately too!
1-1 Writing Support
You can also book a 1-1 Editorial Meeting with me and we’ll meet on Zoom for 45 minutes to discuss your story/stories and your craft. You’ll get personal developmental advice, written notes and a recording of the meeting to refer to again. Send a single story or stories (max 2,000 words in total) and receive in-depth developmental advice to help you take it all to the next level. What you’ll learn you can also apply to all the stories you write. Cost: £75. Book here.
With love
