The January WRITING RESOLUTION | one month of daily workshops online to jumpstart your FICTION writing | 1st–31st January | Sign up for the month, a week, or just the workshop(s) of your choice
Join us for daily lunchtime prompt sessions and weekend workshops to jumpstart your fiction writing this January.
Do you want to hone your craft, develop your voice and commit to your writing practice? Then this month-long* series is for you. These inclusive and inspirational sessions are the perfect way to invest in your writing – whatever your level or stage.
*Choose to sign up for:
the whole month (and get your Saturday workshops and your Sunday Reflections for free, plus a Bonus Workshop, ‘Preparing your Synopsis’ ),
the week(s) of your choice,
or the workshop(s) of your choice.
Who are these sessions for?
The sessions are for all levels, they are also suitable for beginner writers who would like to step beyond their comfort zone and commit, every day, to the page. The course is dynamic but can be taken at your own pace. No one will be left behind.
What is on offer?
Weekday Lunchtime Prompt sessions: (12.30-1.15pm GMT, Monday to Friday, 1st-31st January)
Just grab your sandwich and a pen!
These 45-minute sessions will help you to get words down on the page as you develop your storyline, and still have a bite to eat within the hour.
Each session will have 2-3 generative writing prompts, with the invitation to use them in the moment to develop your characters, scenes, incidents, conflicts, dialogues and plots. Sessions will be inspirational and generative and the aim is to get words down on paper (or screen).
These are not sessions for feedback or individual instruction.
Saturday Writing Craft workshops (10.30-12pm GMT), with inspiring examples and practical exercises, will help you tighten up your techniques, develop your story and build your confidence.
Saturday 4th January: ‘Connecting with your Characters’
Saturday 11th January: ‘Immersion in Place & Time’
Saturday 18th January: ‘Voice, Point of View, & the ideal Tense’
Saturday 25th January: ‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’
The Sunday Reflections: [for those who book the whole month]
These sessions will be offline (to give you a day of rest) and facilitated through short audio recordings and a PDF workbook of suggestions and optional exercises.
Follow our supportive suggestions for looking back at where you have been, appreciating what you have created and making plans for the week to come. What else supports your writing practice, walking, reading, journalling, resting? We will provide optional exercises and simple tasks to leave you open to inspiration and to boost your creativity.
Bonus Workshop: [for those who book the whole month]:
‘Preparing your Synopsis’
Now that you have committed to your writing for a whole month, it’s time to hone your synopsis for submission of your manuscript (when it’s finished) to an agent, competition or a publisher.
(For those unable to attend, a recording will be made available after the event).
Packages:
FULL MONTH: £150 (23 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 5 x Saturday workshops + 4 x Sunday Reflections + 1 bonus workshop)
A limited number of £100 Concession places for the month are available on application (please read our eligibility criteria** below before applying to Kate by email: hello@kateoldfieldwrites.com)WEEK 1: £38 w/c Wednesday 1st January (3 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 2: £50 w/c Monday 6th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 3: £50 w/c Monday 13th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 4: £50 w/c Monday 20th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 5: £30 w/c Monday 27th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions. NB no workshop)
Workshops only: £20 each. (Purchase all 4 for £75.) All workshops will be recorded and made available later.
‘Connecting with your Characters’: £20 Sat 4th January
‘Immersion in Place & Time: £20 Sat 11th January
‘Voice, Point of View & the ideal Tense’: £20Sat 18th January
‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’: £20 Sat 25th January
Session facilitators:
Pippa Dunn is an author, teacher & creative facilitator based in East London. As well as writing fiction she also dabbles in stage and screenplays, supports story development for a documentary film company, and leads creative workshops for both adults and children. Her debut novel secured major deals in multiple international territories, and she is currently working on her second book - a gothic fantasy set amid the private cemeteries and public theatres of late Victorian London.
When she's not scribbling in one of her local coffee shops, she can usually be found exploring East London's wild green spaces, or wild spaces further afield in Devon, Derbyshire or Scotland.
Kate Oldfieldis a writer & poet who has worked her way from Editorial Assistant to Publisher over 20 years. Latterly she has been a consultant, working as a writing mentor, ‘book fixer’ and ghost-writer. She is qualified in therapeutic & reflective writing practices, and has been running writing workshops since 2019.
Kate set up, what has now become, ‘The Writing Well’ during the Covid lockdown. What started as a weekly group of creative workshops has now blossomed into a thriving little writing school. Amongst many other things, she runs a mentored writing group (‘The Write Place’) that keeps writers accountable to their creative practice, on Mondays and Thursdays, where writers of all types, and at all stages, come to get their writing done in a supported and supportive community. Since its inception in 2021, many tens of thousands of words have been written, 1 memoir has been completed, novels started and finished, 2 novels sold to leading international publishers, 1 poetry pamphlet has been published, and poems and stories started, finished and edited, and journals filled.
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** You qualify for a concession if any of the following apply to you:
– You claim Universal Credit, pension credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), income support or job seekers allowance
– You are in receipt of working tax credit
– You are low-waged (single household: annual income of less than £23,000 inc. tax / family household: combined annual income less than £34,500 inc. tax)
You may also qualify for a concession if the following apply, but we request that anyone in these categories whose income or circumstances are sufficient to pay the full rate foregoes a concessionary place, so that it can go to someone in greater need.
– You are a full-time student
– You are aged 18-25
Join us for daily lunchtime prompt sessions and weekend workshops to jumpstart your fiction writing this January.
Do you want to hone your craft, develop your voice and commit to your writing practice? Then this month-long* series is for you. These inclusive and inspirational sessions are the perfect way to invest in your writing – whatever your level or stage.
*Choose to sign up for:
the whole month (and get your Saturday workshops and your Sunday Reflections for free, plus a Bonus Workshop, ‘Preparing your Synopsis’ ),
the week(s) of your choice,
or the workshop(s) of your choice.
Who are these sessions for?
The sessions are for all levels, they are also suitable for beginner writers who would like to step beyond their comfort zone and commit, every day, to the page. The course is dynamic but can be taken at your own pace. No one will be left behind.
What is on offer?
Weekday Lunchtime Prompt sessions: (12.30-1.15pm GMT, Monday to Friday, 1st-31st January)
Just grab your sandwich and a pen!
These 45-minute sessions will help you to get words down on the page as you develop your storyline, and still have a bite to eat within the hour.
Each session will have 2-3 generative writing prompts, with the invitation to use them in the moment to develop your characters, scenes, incidents, conflicts, dialogues and plots. Sessions will be inspirational and generative and the aim is to get words down on paper (or screen).
These are not sessions for feedback or individual instruction.
Saturday Writing Craft workshops (10.30-12pm GMT), with inspiring examples and practical exercises, will help you tighten up your techniques, develop your story and build your confidence.
Saturday 4th January: ‘Connecting with your Characters’
Saturday 11th January: ‘Immersion in Place & Time’
Saturday 18th January: ‘Voice, Point of View, & the ideal Tense’
Saturday 25th January: ‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’
The Sunday Reflections: [for those who book the whole month]
These sessions will be offline (to give you a day of rest) and facilitated through short audio recordings and a PDF workbook of suggestions and optional exercises.
Follow our supportive suggestions for looking back at where you have been, appreciating what you have created and making plans for the week to come. What else supports your writing practice, walking, reading, journalling, resting? We will provide optional exercises and simple tasks to leave you open to inspiration and to boost your creativity.
Bonus Workshop: [for those who book the whole month]:
‘Preparing your Synopsis’
Now that you have committed to your writing for a whole month, it’s time to hone your synopsis for submission of your manuscript (when it’s finished) to an agent, competition or a publisher.
(For those unable to attend, a recording will be made available after the event).
Packages:
FULL MONTH: £150 (23 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 5 x Saturday workshops + 4 x Sunday Reflections + 1 bonus workshop)
A limited number of £100 Concession places for the month are available on application (please read our eligibility criteria** below before applying to Kate by email: hello@kateoldfieldwrites.com)WEEK 1: £38 w/c Wednesday 1st January (3 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 2: £50 w/c Monday 6th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 3: £50 w/c Monday 13th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 4: £50 w/c Monday 20th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 5: £30 w/c Monday 27th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions. NB no workshop)
Workshops only: £20 each. (Purchase all 4 for £75.) All workshops will be recorded and made available later.
‘Connecting with your Characters’: £20 Sat 4th January
‘Immersion in Place & Time: £20 Sat 11th January
‘Voice, Point of View & the ideal Tense’: £20Sat 18th January
‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’: £20 Sat 25th January
Session facilitators:
Pippa Dunn is an author, teacher & creative facilitator based in East London. As well as writing fiction she also dabbles in stage and screenplays, supports story development for a documentary film company, and leads creative workshops for both adults and children. Her debut novel secured major deals in multiple international territories, and she is currently working on her second book - a gothic fantasy set amid the private cemeteries and public theatres of late Victorian London.
When she's not scribbling in one of her local coffee shops, she can usually be found exploring East London's wild green spaces, or wild spaces further afield in Devon, Derbyshire or Scotland.
Kate Oldfieldis a writer & poet who has worked her way from Editorial Assistant to Publisher over 20 years. Latterly she has been a consultant, working as a writing mentor, ‘book fixer’ and ghost-writer. She is qualified in therapeutic & reflective writing practices, and has been running writing workshops since 2019.
Kate set up, what has now become, ‘The Writing Well’ during the Covid lockdown. What started as a weekly group of creative workshops has now blossomed into a thriving little writing school. Amongst many other things, she runs a mentored writing group (‘The Write Place’) that keeps writers accountable to their creative practice, on Mondays and Thursdays, where writers of all types, and at all stages, come to get their writing done in a supported and supportive community. Since its inception in 2021, many tens of thousands of words have been written, 1 memoir has been completed, novels started and finished, 2 novels sold to leading international publishers, 1 poetry pamphlet has been published, and poems and stories started, finished and edited, and journals filled.
———————————————
** You qualify for a concession if any of the following apply to you:
– You claim Universal Credit, pension credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), income support or job seekers allowance
– You are in receipt of working tax credit
– You are low-waged (single household: annual income of less than £23,000 inc. tax / family household: combined annual income less than £34,500 inc. tax)
You may also qualify for a concession if the following apply, but we request that anyone in these categories whose income or circumstances are sufficient to pay the full rate foregoes a concessionary place, so that it can go to someone in greater need.
– You are a full-time student
– You are aged 18-25
Join us for daily lunchtime prompt sessions and weekend workshops to jumpstart your fiction writing this January.
Do you want to hone your craft, develop your voice and commit to your writing practice? Then this month-long* series is for you. These inclusive and inspirational sessions are the perfect way to invest in your writing – whatever your level or stage.
*Choose to sign up for:
the whole month (and get your Saturday workshops and your Sunday Reflections for free, plus a Bonus Workshop, ‘Preparing your Synopsis’ ),
the week(s) of your choice,
or the workshop(s) of your choice.
Who are these sessions for?
The sessions are for all levels, they are also suitable for beginner writers who would like to step beyond their comfort zone and commit, every day, to the page. The course is dynamic but can be taken at your own pace. No one will be left behind.
What is on offer?
Weekday Lunchtime Prompt sessions: (12.30-1.15pm GMT, Monday to Friday, 1st-31st January)
Just grab your sandwich and a pen!
These 45-minute sessions will help you to get words down on the page as you develop your storyline, and still have a bite to eat within the hour.
Each session will have 2-3 generative writing prompts, with the invitation to use them in the moment to develop your characters, scenes, incidents, conflicts, dialogues and plots. Sessions will be inspirational and generative and the aim is to get words down on paper (or screen).
These are not sessions for feedback or individual instruction.
Saturday Writing Craft workshops (10.30-12pm GMT), with inspiring examples and practical exercises, will help you tighten up your techniques, develop your story and build your confidence.
Saturday 4th January: ‘Connecting with your Characters’
Saturday 11th January: ‘Immersion in Place & Time’
Saturday 18th January: ‘Voice, Point of View, & the ideal Tense’
Saturday 25th January: ‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’
The Sunday Reflections: [for those who book the whole month]
These sessions will be offline (to give you a day of rest) and facilitated through short audio recordings and a PDF workbook of suggestions and optional exercises.
Follow our supportive suggestions for looking back at where you have been, appreciating what you have created and making plans for the week to come. What else supports your writing practice, walking, reading, journalling, resting? We will provide optional exercises and simple tasks to leave you open to inspiration and to boost your creativity.
Bonus Workshop: [for those who book the whole month]:
‘Preparing your Synopsis’
Now that you have committed to your writing for a whole month, it’s time to hone your synopsis for submission of your manuscript (when it’s finished) to an agent, competition or a publisher.
(For those unable to attend, a recording will be made available after the event).
Packages:
FULL MONTH: £150 (23 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 5 x Saturday workshops + 4 x Sunday Reflections + 1 bonus workshop)
A limited number of £100 Concession places for the month are available on application (please read our eligibility criteria** below before applying to Kate by email: hello@kateoldfieldwrites.com)WEEK 1: £38 w/c Wednesday 1st January (3 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 2: £50 w/c Monday 6th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 3: £50 w/c Monday 13th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 4: £50 w/c Monday 20th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 5: £30 w/c Monday 27th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions. NB no workshop)
Workshops only: £20 each. (Purchase all 4 for £75.) All workshops will be recorded and made available later.
‘Connecting with your Characters’: £20 Sat 4th January
‘Immersion in Place & Time: £20 Sat 11th January
‘Voice, Point of View & the ideal Tense’: £20Sat 18th January
‘Action, Reaction & Creating Conflict’: £20 Sat 25th January
Session facilitators:
Pippa Dunn is an author, teacher & creative facilitator based in East London. As well as writing fiction she also dabbles in stage and screenplays, supports story development for a documentary film company, and leads creative workshops for both adults and children. Her debut novel secured major deals in multiple international territories, and she is currently working on her second book - a gothic fantasy set amid the private cemeteries and public theatres of late Victorian London.
When she's not scribbling in one of her local coffee shops, she can usually be found exploring East London's wild green spaces, or wild spaces further afield in Devon, Derbyshire or Scotland.
Kate Oldfieldis a writer & poet who has worked her way from Editorial Assistant to Publisher over 20 years. Latterly she has been a consultant, working as a writing mentor, ‘book fixer’ and ghost-writer. She is qualified in therapeutic & reflective writing practices, and has been running writing workshops since 2019.
Kate set up, what has now become, ‘The Writing Well’ during the Covid lockdown. What started as a weekly group of creative workshops has now blossomed into a thriving little writing school. Amongst many other things, she runs a mentored writing group (‘The Write Place’) that keeps writers accountable to their creative practice, on Mondays and Thursdays, where writers of all types, and at all stages, come to get their writing done in a supported and supportive community. Since its inception in 2021, many tens of thousands of words have been written, 1 memoir has been completed, novels started and finished, 2 novels sold to leading international publishers, 1 poetry pamphlet has been published, and poems and stories started, finished and edited, and journals filled.
———————————————
** You qualify for a concession if any of the following apply to you:
– You claim Universal Credit, pension credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), income support or job seekers allowance
– You are in receipt of working tax credit
– You are low-waged (single household: annual income of less than £23,000 inc. tax / family household: combined annual income less than £34,500 inc. tax)
You may also qualify for a concession if the following apply, but we request that anyone in these categories whose income or circumstances are sufficient to pay the full rate foregoes a concessionary place, so that it can go to someone in greater need.
– You are a full-time student
– You are aged 18-25
“I had not shared my writing before, but Kate & Pippa facilitated a space where it felt comfortable. I received great feedback that has given me the confidence to continue writing and hopefully share my work with a wider audience. I found the experience wonderful and would recommend it to anyone starting their writing journey or just looking to hone the craft.”
“I love Pippa’s mentored critique group. Her prompts are so inspiring and really fruitful – and she has such a clever and lovely way of encouraging us. Each week I have written something that, in some form, will end up in my book.”
“Pippa just really knows her stuff. Her energy, enthusiasm and deep knowledge of both writing craft and technique and also the ins and outs of the industry make her sessions dynamic and inspiring.”
“Kate is a clever and kind facilitator who includes everyone and keeps the pace, and can evoke and stimulate people to be their best creative selves. I love it. ”
“I joined this wonderfully supportive and inclusive group, struggling to find the time and momentum to write. Now, I AM a writer, thanks to Kate and her help and prompts.”
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These inclusive and inspirational sessions are for you if you are looking to invest in your writing – at whatever level or stage you believe yourself to be.
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Live sessions– on Zoom.
The sessions open 5 minutes before teaching so we can start promptly.
A reminder Zoom link will be sent out some time in 24 hours before the following sessions.
If you have not received your link 24 hours before the course is due to start, please first check your spam folder,. If it is not there then please contact hello@kateoldfieldwrites.com
Please check before the first session that you have a reliable broadband signal, an internal space free from background noise, and that your microphone and camera work.
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From 1st to the 31st January - subscribe the whole month, or just a week or just a workshop.
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Packages:
FULL MONTH: £150 (23 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 5 x Saturday workshops + 4 x Sunday Reflections + 1 bonus workshop) A limited number of £100 Concession places for the month are available on application (please read our eligibility criteria** below before applying to Kate by email: hello@kateoldfieldwrites.com)
WEEK 1: £38 w/c Wednesday 1st January (3 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 2: £50 w/c Monday 6th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 3: £50 w/c Monday 13th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 4: £50 w/c Monday 20th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions + 1 workshop)
WEEK 5: £30 w/c Monday 27th January (5 x weekday lunchtime sessions. NB no workshop)
Workshops only: £20 each. (Purchase all 4 for £75.) All workshops will be recorded and made available later.
‘Connecting with your Characters’: £20 Sat 4th January
‘Immersion in Place and Time: £20 Sat 11th January
‘Voice, Point of View and the Perfect Tense’: £20Sat 18th January
‘Action, Reaction and Creating Conflict’: £20 Sat 25th January
———————————————
** You qualify for a concession if any of the following apply to you:
– You claim Universal Credit, pension credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), income support or job seekers allowance
– You are in receipt of working tax credit
– You are low-waged (single household: annual income of less than £23,000 inc. tax / family household: combined annual income less than £34,500 inc. tax)You may also qualify for a concession if the following apply, but we request that anyone in these categories whose income or circumstances are sufficient to pay the full rate foregoes a concessionary place, so that it can go to someone in greater need.
– You are a full-time student
– You are aged 18-25 -