Novel Know-how
Zoom Writing Workshop with Esther Chilton
Novel Know-how
Eight-session online workshop, 1 - 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom.
The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise.
Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at 7pm for eight weeks ending 22nd July 2025.
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £199.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at 7pm for eight weeks ending 22nd July 2025.
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £199.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Workshop Leader
Esther Chilton
Since joining The Writers Bureau as a student many years ago, Esther hasn’t looked back and now writes and tutors full-time. She regularly has articles and short stories published in a variety of newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad, ranging from The Guardian, to The People’s Friend, to Writing Magazine. As well as winning writing competitions herself, Esther has judged many, including Writers’ Forum magazine’s monthly short story competition. She is currently working with a publisher on a range of non-fiction books on writing.
Workshop Outline
So, you’re writing a novel? That’s brilliant. They say everyone has a book in them. That may or may not be true, but there’s a big difference between having a book in you and getting it down onto paper. Perhaps you’ve got a great idea for a novel and you’re not sure where to start. Should you write out a detailed outline, or just let the story take you where it wants to go? Maybe you’re halfway through your novel and the storyline’s stuttering, and you don’t know how to pick it up again. It might be your characters that you’re wrestling with, or how to bring your story to a satisfying close. Or you might have finished your novel, but know that something’s not quite right.
As a freelance editor, I work with authors on books in all sorts of genres and help them with the different aspects of novel writing. During the eight sessions, we’ll take a look at some of the novel-writing essentials, including the following:
There will be writing exercises to try out and lots of tips to help guide you.
As a freelance editor, I work with authors on books in all sorts of genres and help them with the different aspects of novel writing. During the eight sessions, we’ll take a look at some of the novel-writing essentials, including the following:
- Developing your characters
- Deciding on viewpoint and which tense to use
- Hooking your reader’s interest at the start
- The importance of dialogue
- Drawing your reader into your story world
- How to ‘show, not tell’
- When and how to end your book
There will be writing exercises to try out and lots of tips to help guide you.
By taking part in this workshop you will:
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meet other writers
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have time to ask questions as there are only ten participants per group
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learn how to structure your novel
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develop an understanding of how to grab your reader's attention and keep them reading
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discover the importance of dialogue
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be shown how and when to end your book
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gain increased self-confidence to take your writing forward on your own.
Starting Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at 7pm for eight weeks ending 22nd July 2025.
Workshop fee: £199.99