Keep a diary and one day it’ll keep you
—Mae West
Celebrate Novel Writing Month with the Central Coast Libraries!
Join us at Tuggerah Library for a writing workshop that will help you start writing your novel, presented by published author, Alicia Thompson.
Do you want to start writing a novel but aren’t sure where to begin? Alicia will guide you through the process in this Kick-start Your Novel writing workshop.
Covering all the building blocks of a novel, you will learn about character, dialogue, setting, and...
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Late October will see me on a road trip out west in regional NSW. If you're in the area take a look at this workshop and also keep an eye out for an event at Wagga Library the previous day TBA. For Griffith bookings click here
It will be fabulous to return to Wagga and give the partons at the library another creative writing workshop. This time it will be activity-intensive with Exercsie Your Writing Muscles. The cost of this three-hour session will be $30 and you can book your place here
If you're in the Sydney area, this one is for you! A three-hour session on structure and plot with plenty of examples from contemporary and classic literature. You can book your free place here
For those Sydney peeps looking for another one of my workshops to attend, here's one that will be hosted by Lane Cove Council as part of the Lane Cove Literary Awards.
Whether you're into short story writing or you just want to learn more about what you're reading, this creative writing workshop promises to be a lot of fun. For bookings, click here
Road trip in reverse! Driving back north via the lovely township of Gunning where I hope to see some familiar faces from when I did my talk there for my first novel Something Else. You can reserve a spot here
The club's next meet-up will be on Monday June 2 from 6pm at @arboryeatery. We’ll be joined by Sydney based @aliciathompsonauthor, who will be sharing insights about publishing — whether novels or articles — along with working with LGBTQIA+ publisher, NineStar Press. There’ll be wisdom, there’ll be tidbits, there’ll be inspo, there’ll be networking! #MELBWRITERSCLUB
Alicia has consulted from her company efolio since 2000. She is available for teaching and speaking engagements.