Interested in Speculative Fiction (horror, fantasy, and science-fiction)? Then come and check out KSP's Speculative Fiction writing group. Normally we meet from 10am to 12noon on the second Sunday of the month but this month we're meeting this Sunday 15 March and special guest speculative fiction poet Joanna Fay will be attending. I hope to see you there.
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I'm looking forward to the online course the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre is running on Practical Creativity. Where: from the comfort of your own home. When: Three weeks from Monday 16 March, via email. Limited to 20 participants. Costs: $100 KSP-members, $150 others Requirements: Email Bookings: Email [email protected] or phone 08 9294 1872 “Thinking is the ultimate human resource.” Edward de Bono.
As a writer, how do you just sit down and be creative? Is it natural or can it be trained? Have you ever felt the pressure to create actually prevents your flow and causes a mental block? Want to learn how to break this?? This online course leads you through three stages of story creation: nurturing the spark of your ideas; creating living, breathing people; and shaping your material to suit your writing goals. Included are step-by-step ways to access your creative brain and overcome blocks, with the option of submitting work for helpful personalised feedback from Valerie Parv, an internationally best-selling author who has sold over 29 million copies of her books. Over the three modules, you’ll develop strong story ideas and people them with characters you can’t wait to write about. Week One will begin with Accessing Your Muse. Valerie Parv, Australian Society of Authors ASA Medal recipient 2014/2015, is one of Australia’s most successful authors with more than 29 million copies of her books sold, translated into 26 languages and as ebooks. The State Library of NSW collects her literary papers as an ongoing project and she mentors new writers through the Valerie Parv Award created in her honour by Romance Writers of Australia. She holds a master of arts from Queensland University of Technology, and is the first Australian author to receive a Pioneer Award from RT Book reviews, New York. She has served as an Australia Day Ambassador for the past decade. In recent years she has ventured into science fiction romance with her Beacons series of ebooks published by Corvallis Press, USA, starting with Birthright and Earthbound, with Homeworld and two related novellas in the series. Valerie was the established writer in residence at Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre in 2012. She is an in-demand presenter of masterclasses and popular speaker including at Romance Writers of America national conference and RT Book Reviews, New York, and is represented by The Tate Gallery, Sydney [email protected] Breaking the Writing Block When: Sunday 8 March, 1.00pm-4.00pm Where: Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre, 11 Old York Road, Greenmount Facilitated by: Horst Kornberger Cost: $30 for KSP and FAWWA members, $45 for non-members. Booking and payment in advance is essential. Payment options here. This is a workshop for anyone who wants to begin writing or who has started and got stuck. Horst Kornberger offers a step-by-step process that helps writers recover artistic imagination. The imagination is born in stages during childhood and youth. When we revisit these stages through writing, we reconnect with the core capacities we need to bring our work into flow. Places a limited, so please contact Shannon on (08) 9294 1872 or [email protected] before 5pm Friday 6 March to secure your place. Having been to one of Horst's workshops previously, this should be a great event. I look forward to seeing you there.
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