SQUAD 10, LEEDS - VENUE TBC In this workshop, we take Mark's ten questions and apply them to your favourite films, films you hated and some movie classics. Whatever your genre, the ten tests Mark takes you through can be applied to any form of writing – scripts, novels, short stories and even longer narrative […]
We are seeing how we have done with the mini-goals we set ourselves last week, and maybe renewing them or setting new ones. This is open to Squad 1-9. If you haven’t been to a previous meeting, you are welcome to join, just let steve@writingsquad.com know you want to come. You will be sent a […]
One of the squad's 3 Awesome Reading groups - designed to think about how we can read as writers. If you want to join us, then here's what you need to know: We will be reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road. The text can be bought here. The Road is the astonishing post-apocalyptic and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac […]
Poets mini goals. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
SQUAD 10, LEEDS - VENUE TBC A workshop in bookmaking, writing and play with Stevie Ronnie. We will be discussing the materiality of books and what affect a book’s material aspects can have on the way the reader experiences our words. We'll consider the benefits and drawbacks for writers of producing and distributing your own […]
Mini goals session for science fiction and fantasy writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com to get the link.
Prose Mini Goals. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
Mini Goals for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com to receive the link.
ZOOM, OPEN ALL SQUADS In this workshop we will look at rituals and how they appear in our own lives, what they reveal about us and how we can use them to strengthen our understanding of our characters. We will also explore how disrupting these rituals can function as a plot device using examples from […]
OPEN TO ALL SQUADS, YORK - VENUE TBC This workshop will introduce you to the story process within soap. You will gain a unique insight into the way in which continuing drama hires Storyliners. Storyliners are responsible for generating ideas and structuring the story into each episode. We will also talk about what is expected […]
Mini goals for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com to receive the link.
One of the very best ways to become a better writer is to read widely and thoughtfully. Building on Emma and Matt’s great work in establishing the Awesome Play Text / Screenplay Reading Club, and Francesca's prose club, Malika and Stevie are hosting the Awesome Poetry Reading Club to focus on how we can read […]