Join William Sutton, author of the Campbell Lawless Victorian Mysteries, for a series of writing workshops held in our beautiful Theatre Royal Dress Circle café space beginning this September. All events are individually bookable so are the perfect way to ease yourself into the world of writing. Come along to one of them or to them all, it's up to you!
Friday 13 September - Portsmouth Writers’ Social - A great taster session before you get started on your writing journey. Come and meet some fellow writers and get inspired! This first session is completely free of charge but donations are appreciated.
Friday 11 October - Writing For Procrastinators - Do your writing projects linger in your drawer and hard drive? Come and be coaxed into breaking through. Develop characters, settings, plots and endings. Try methods to crash through blocks and get words on the page.
Fri 8, 15, 22 November – Write Your Historical Novel - A short course in Historical Novel writing. We can’t promise a polished novel and a publishing deal but we will get you to explore the thrill and adventure of historical writing, along with hints for drafting, tips for avoiding pitfalls of research and anachronisms, melding your experience with concerns and events of the time, creating a Bygonese language appropriate for your era, but making it readable.
Fri 13 December – Edit Your Writing - First rule of Edit Club: don’t trust spellcheck. Tackle this crucial part of the writing process. Pick up specific tips on how to improve dialogue, layout, structure, character and more. Bring a section of your writing and discover how seriously writers take editing. Contact: 023 9264 9000 or https://newtheatreroyal.ticketsolve.com