Online Writing Course

Live Online – Approaches to the Blank Page

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16th September
11am – 1.30pm UTC+1

What are the blocks that get in the way of our own creativity and what is our relationship to language?

Are you struggling with your writing, or wanting to write but don’t know where to start? This Masterclass will consider the blocks that get in the way of our own creativity and consider our relationship to language which is at the heart of the work all writers do. How to we tap into the subjects that are right for us? How do we know which project to pursue? And how to we get out of our own way so that we can write fluently about the subjects that will inspire and satisfy us? Offering some practical advice, close reading, and an opportunity to try some exercises this workshop will help to refresh and renew your practice, whether fiction or non-fiction and if you’re starting out encourage you to get going.

The session will be a mixture of exercise, example, and discussion. It will be held on Zoom for 2.5 hours, starting at 11am and ending at 1.30pm UTC+1 on Saturday 16th September 2023.

This event is one of three Live Online sessions by Julia on writing. The others are ‘Who is My Reader?‘ and ‘Structure and Technique‘. You can purchase all three at a discounted price of £100.

To take part, you will need a computer or smart device and reliable internet connection. You will receive a Zoom link to the masterclass the day before the event. If you haven’t received the link by the morning of event, please check your spam/trash, or send an email to ennis@londonlitlab.co.uk. If you have any further questions, please email info@londonlitlab.co.uk.

This session will be recorded for the purpose of sending to ticket holders who can’t make the event, or who miss a portion of the event, or who need the recording as part of their access needs. If you are a ticket holder and want access to the recording, please let Ennis know via email at ennis@londonlitlab.co.uk or during the event.

Course dates

16th September
11am – 1.30pm UTC+1

Course location

This is an online course

Cost

£40.00

Half-price place

There will be four half price places and two free place available on a first come first served basis [half-price places left only]. Please email ennis@londonlitlab.co.uk to let us know if you would like one of these spots. Please note, you can only have one discounted place across all three events.

Further Info

The masterclass will run with a minimum of 20 attendees. Any questions at all, please drop us a line at info@londonlitlab.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help!

About the tutor

Julia Bell is a writer and Reader in Creative Writing at Birkbeck where she is the Course Director of the MA Creative Writing. Her work includes poetry, essays and short stories published in the Paris Review, Times Literary Supplement, The White Review, Mal Journal, Comma Press, and recorded for the BBC. Her most recent book-length essay Radical Attention was published by Peninsula Press. Her poetry collection Hymnal will be published by Parthian in April 2023.

Live Online – Approaches to the Blank Page