Start to Write: Beginners' Fiction

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Start to Write: Beginners’ Fiction

w/ Mirandi Riwoe

Have you always wanted to write? It might seem an obvious question, but it’s one all writers need to face: Where do you start?

Start to Write is the writing series at the Faber Writing Academy designed to kick-start your writing life.

Tuesday 23 November, Wednesday 24 November and Thursday 25 November 2021.

3 evenings, 6.30-8.30pm AEDT

Online

Course fee: $195/$165.75 alumni

This is a past course.

Over three nights, you’ll get the hands-on teaching you need to start writing fiction from acclaimed novelist Mirandi Riwoe.

• Discover the tools you need to start writing.
• Overcome common problems shared by emerging writers.
• Understand the fundamentals of fiction.
• Meet other writers starting out in a welcoming, supportive online classroom.

Writers you'll be working with:

Mirandi Riwoe

Mirandi Riwoe is the author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, which won the Queensland Literary Award for Fiction and the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize, was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Her novella The Fish Girl was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Mirandi also writes as M.J. Tjia…

Course outline

Tuesday

Ideas: where do they come from and how are they generated
Starting with an idea: the first stages of writing with an idea
First thoughts: how to start when you don’t have a clear idea
Writing exercises focused on getting started

Wednesday

Writing practice, including reading and writing routine
Developing character and setting
Momentum: how to maintain enthusiasm for a writing project
Writing exercises focused on constructing a story

Thursday

All about story: some archetypal story structures to help you plan your writing
Revision: what to look for in the redrafting phase
Troubleshooting: some common structural mistakes early writers make
Writing exercises focused on revision

Praise for this course

“Awesome course! I’d definitely recommend it to friends.” 2020

“Really practical tips to get started which was great, and what I was hoping for.” 2019

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This is a past course.