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Each session is made up of on-the-spot exercises to stimulate ideas. Handouts are given to support various themes each week and generate discussion. Work is normally shared from the first session but only as much as you feel ready to read out. There is a small amount of homework. You may also wish to explore your creative process by keeping a personal diary/process journal for the ten weeks. Together we will look at the benefits of different forms of writing, such as autobiographical fiction, letter writing, myth & fairy tale, list making, dream diaries, journals, etc.

All you need is a commitment to write. You will be asked to draw on your imagination, senses, experiences and memories. What is important is the process of freeing yourself up to write, not worrying about grammar, punctuation, form, or spelling. Initial fragments can be shaped into something more polished if you wish to develop your writing further. The purpose of the writing sessions is not to interpret or analyse your work, it is to rekindle lost creativity, to free up your voice and get the words onto the page.

10 week writers’ workshop
(normally Mondays 7-9pm)

A follow on group for those who have completed the 10 week Beginners’ Course. The emphasis is on sharing your work and ideas, and receiving written and verbal feedback from the group. There will also be an on-the-spot exercise each week to generate new writing.

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work with individual women who have a body of work they wish to shape and prepare for publication, or who wish to use creative writing in a more exploratory way.

on-line & postal facility for women who may be too busy to see me personally. Please note: this is not a copy editing service

sessions for groups of professionals who wish to know more about creative writing; either to work with their clients in this way or to reflect on difficult issues associated with their own work.