Forge Your First Story: A Friendly Workshop for First-Time Fiction Writers
ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS
A cosy, beginner-friendly workshop to spark your first story idea and get you writing. No pressure, just gentle guidance and creative fun.
If you’ve always wanted to write fiction but aren’t sure where to begin, this gentle, good-humoured workshop will help you take your very first creative steps — without pressure, perfectionism, or fear of the blank page. No PowerPoint, just discussion, guidance and space to give it a go. Limited spaces so you get the chance to share ideas but without having to speak to lots of people.
You don’t need experience. You don’t need a story idea. You don’t even need confidence yet. All you need is curiosity, a pen and notebook… and perhaps a cup of something warm.
We’ll explore simple, playful ways to discover your first story seed — whether it comes from a character, a moment, a feeling or a setting you can’t stop thinking about. You’ll discover how to turn that tiny spark into something tangible in words, and how to make the process enjoyable rather than intimidating.
Mastermind for Writers
Joining Storytellers Elite gives you the accountability, guidance and community you’ve been looking for. If you're a writer with long term goals, find out how to become a member.
All genres of fiction and experience level welcome because everyone can only make progress from where they are right now.
MASTERMIND FOR WRITERS
Your chance to see if we’re the right writers’ group for you!
Be a guest at our monthly group mastermind of Storytellers Elite. All genres of fiction and experience level welcome because everyone can only make progress from where they are right now.
Writing Workshops
Nobody is just born to write. Every successful writer has spent time honing their craft. This creative writing workshop in South Wales is your chance to get ahead of the game.
Each workshop offers you a half day kick-start to develop your interest in writing stories and help you turn it into something more than a hobby. There are several problems that stop aspiring authors ever doing something about it … lack of time, confidence and good advice, getting stuck in your own head, those ‘who am I to do this?’ gremlins – and plain old-fashioned procrastination.
We will work through these blocks to your success. You’ll get the insider knowledge on what makes a story really work, from characters your readers love (or love to hate), to what showing rather than telling really means. You’ll learn how to create story people that are believable and get them moving around in your story world in a natural way that pushes your story onward.
You’ll get writing prompts to create your own story (so bring your favourite notebook), some blessed time away from distractions to actually write, and the chance to get useful feedback. Your ticket also includes a writer’s survival kit – including a copy of my book Telling Stories With Spark.
To find out more about the next workshop, please get in touch.