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What's coming up in The Coffee House - online workshops and masterclasses
Hi there,
I’m really excited to share with you what’s coming up in The Coffee House over the next few months.
There will be some live workshops and Q&As, which you’ll be able to watch on replay if you can’t make it in person.
The others will be masterclasses that you can watch online and in your own time (I’ll update this calendar with links, dates and topics).
Even if it’s not live, you can still comment, share the exercises, send me messages, talk to the rest of our community and start new conversations via the Chat function too - and still be able to fit writing in with your busy life.
Do subscribe so you don’t miss out!
‘Sometimes the smallest seed grows into the biggest tree. The most innocent idea can lead to the most consequential writing.’
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
December:
Friday 20 December: A workshop on how being specific in your writing can help you achieve universal appeal.
This will have exercises from the first two Substack workshops I ran earlier this year (plus workshops for teaching staff at Bristol University, writers from Novel Nights and students from Sidcot International School). It’s worth revisiting even if you came to the first workshops!
A must for helping you improve your writing, with fun prompts for creative journalling.
Recorded: watch or listen in your own time. Allow 40-60 minutes to watch and do the exercises.
January:
3 part Masterclass:
Monday 13 January: The Writer’s Path: How to Plan, be Creative and and Find Flow - Part I on Plan for Success.
Recorded: watch or listen in your own time. Allow 40-60 minutes to watch and do the exercises.
February:
Tuesday 4 February, 7.30 - 8.30 pm GMT:
LIVE workshop with
& on what we’ve learned after one year on Substack, and what we’ll be offering to our subscribers in year 2!Monday 10 February: The Writer’s Path: How to Plan, be Creative and and Find Flow - Part II on Building Confidence and Creativity.
Recorded: watch or listen in your own time. Allow 40-60 minutes to watch and do the exercises, plus follow up exercises as you can fit them in.
Monday 17 February, 7.30 - 8.30 pm GMT:
LIVE workshop and Q&A with
, writer and coach, on How to boost your confidence. REPLAY will be available.March:
Monday 10 March: The Writer’s Path: How to Plan, be Creative and and Find Flow - Part III on How to Find your Flow.
Recorded: watch or listen in your own time. Allow 40-60 minutes to watch and do the exercises
Wednesday 12 March, 7.30 - 8.30pm GMT:
LIVE Q&A with
on The Future of the Novel - about his new book and how AI will impact writers.REPLAY will be available.
April:
Three part Masterclass on Nature writing - Part I
May:
Three part Masterclass on Nature writing - Part II
June:
Three part Masterclass on Nature writing - Part III
July - December:
Six part Masterclass on How to Write Crime Fiction and Thrillers.
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Hope to see you soon?
Hi, planning to subscribe as these sound great!! What time are the sessions?