CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES
Are you a creative writer – or interested in becoming one?
Want to learn to write punchy dialogue, create appealing characters, and craft relatable storylines to get the stories in your head down on paper?
If so, we have the perfect course for you!
Whether you’re a novice writer or an experienced scribbler, this course will help you hone your unique perspective and give your writing structure, clarity, and interest.
Through diverse writing tasks you will explore a range of literary techniques, including genre, character development, realistic dialogue, plot, and editing skills.
All in a fun, relaxed environment with plenty of support and advice. And a healthy dose of mindset work as well, to help you understand your readers better, and overcome setbacks and obstacles along the way. All you need is a pen and paper, access to the internet, and a desire to learn and share.
Don't wait any longer to pursue your passion.
Enrol now and start your journey towards becoming a better creative writer.
You will need to pay the course fees at the time of enrolment.
Creative Writing Courses
Next term the writing course will run for 8 weeks, commencing 22nd January 2025.
Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:30pm
COURSE FEE £160
Course Overview
These are some of the topics we’ll cover:
Each session will have at least one writing exercise and an optional 2-3 page homework assignment.
Please arrange to pay the full course fees at the time of enrolment or arrange a payment plan.
Leading the Write On Track Creative Writing group is Jennifer Clare, a recent addition to Shrewsbury.
She wrote Stub Out The Habit, a fictionalised self-help book about quitting smoking, and is busy writing another about Timeline Travel.
She’s won short-story and poetry competitions in the UK, US, and Australia.
She ran the Letchworth Garden City Writing Group for many years, running and judging an annual writing competition, was a panel member of the Baldock Literary Festival, and wrote and acted in two local plays.
As a Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), she’s presented workshops on advanced communication skills for writers and others, and shares techniques to counter the mindset setbacks that can make authors doubt their abilities or talent.
Mostly, she likes to create interesting writing games and makes writing fun for all abilities.
Want to learn to write punchy dialogue, create appealing characters, and craft relatable storylines to get the stories in your head down on paper?
If so, we have the perfect course for you!
Whether you’re a novice writer or an experienced scribbler, this course will help you hone your unique perspective and give your writing structure, clarity, and interest.
Through diverse writing tasks you will explore a range of literary techniques, including genre, character development, realistic dialogue, plot, and editing skills.
All in a fun, relaxed environment with plenty of support and advice. And a healthy dose of mindset work as well, to help you understand your readers better, and overcome setbacks and obstacles along the way. All you need is a pen and paper, access to the internet, and a desire to learn and share.
Don't wait any longer to pursue your passion.
Enrol now and start your journey towards becoming a better creative writer.
You will need to pay the course fees at the time of enrolment.
Creative Writing Courses
Next term the writing course will run for 8 weeks, commencing 22nd January 2025.
Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:30pm
COURSE FEE £160
Course Overview
These are some of the topics we’ll cover:
- Genre and Style
- Point of View - who is telling the story?
- Setting the scene with descriptive language
- Creating juicy characters
- Writing realistic dialogue
- Beginnings and endings
- Knowing your reader
- Editing
- Overcoming writer’s block, lack of confidence, and other setbacks
- And more!
Each session will have at least one writing exercise and an optional 2-3 page homework assignment.
Please arrange to pay the full course fees at the time of enrolment or arrange a payment plan.
Leading the Write On Track Creative Writing group is Jennifer Clare, a recent addition to Shrewsbury.
She wrote Stub Out The Habit, a fictionalised self-help book about quitting smoking, and is busy writing another about Timeline Travel.
She’s won short-story and poetry competitions in the UK, US, and Australia.
She ran the Letchworth Garden City Writing Group for many years, running and judging an annual writing competition, was a panel member of the Baldock Literary Festival, and wrote and acted in two local plays.
As a Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), she’s presented workshops on advanced communication skills for writers and others, and shares techniques to counter the mindset setbacks that can make authors doubt their abilities or talent.
Mostly, she likes to create interesting writing games and makes writing fun for all abilities.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Terms and Conditions
Artist United, trading as CHANTILLY GREY provides courses for attendees aged 18+
Payment of Fees
By enrolling on a course, you are agreeing to pay the total fee due for the whole course. The fee must be paid either in full by the start date of the course or by 3 separate transactions (please see details below)
To secure your place on a course, all fees must have been paid, or an instalment plan agreed. Any attendee who does not meet the payments for an agreed instalment plan will not be allowed to continue the course and will be sent an invoice for the outstanding charges.
Payments may be made by bank transfer; PayPal or cash, cheques are not accepted.
Instalments
If you would like to pay in instalments, then the fee can be made in 3 separate transactions and this must be indicated on your booking form.
Cancelled sessions
Where a session is cancelled, for reasons beyond the control of the course provider, such as illness, extreme weather conditions or transport issues and a replacement session is offered, no refund will be given. If we are unable to offer a replacement session, we will refund at the end of the term as applicable.
If a class does not reach its minimum number to cover all costs, we may offer you the opportunity to reduce the number of weeks with no corresponding reduction in fee, or we may increase the fee as an alternative to closing the class.
Refunds
If your course is cancelled before it starts, we will refund your fees in full.
Refunds will be made immediately or in exceptional circumstances may take 28 days to process.
If you change your mind within ten working days of enrolling and before the course starts, we will refund you the amount you have paid, minus an administration charge of £30.
If you withdraw from a course once it has started, you will not be eligible for a refund.
It may occasionally be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of the course provider to change the tutor, make slight changes to the timing or content of the programme, or move the course to an alternative venue within a reasonable distance of the advertised venue. No refund will be given under these circumstances.
Attendance
Unless you hear from us to the contrary, please assume that your course will be running.
General
All attendees are required to complete all necessary documentation and sign the Agreement form upon application. This could be either paper based or via an electronic signature capture.
By signing the Agreement, attendees are agreeing to follow all the terms and conditions.
We are unable to accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of property including all project materials and work.
Artist United, trading as CHANTILLY GREY provides courses for attendees aged 18+
Payment of Fees
By enrolling on a course, you are agreeing to pay the total fee due for the whole course. The fee must be paid either in full by the start date of the course or by 3 separate transactions (please see details below)
To secure your place on a course, all fees must have been paid, or an instalment plan agreed. Any attendee who does not meet the payments for an agreed instalment plan will not be allowed to continue the course and will be sent an invoice for the outstanding charges.
Payments may be made by bank transfer; PayPal or cash, cheques are not accepted.
Instalments
If you would like to pay in instalments, then the fee can be made in 3 separate transactions and this must be indicated on your booking form.
Cancelled sessions
Where a session is cancelled, for reasons beyond the control of the course provider, such as illness, extreme weather conditions or transport issues and a replacement session is offered, no refund will be given. If we are unable to offer a replacement session, we will refund at the end of the term as applicable.
If a class does not reach its minimum number to cover all costs, we may offer you the opportunity to reduce the number of weeks with no corresponding reduction in fee, or we may increase the fee as an alternative to closing the class.
Refunds
If your course is cancelled before it starts, we will refund your fees in full.
Refunds will be made immediately or in exceptional circumstances may take 28 days to process.
If you change your mind within ten working days of enrolling and before the course starts, we will refund you the amount you have paid, minus an administration charge of £30.
If you withdraw from a course once it has started, you will not be eligible for a refund.
It may occasionally be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of the course provider to change the tutor, make slight changes to the timing or content of the programme, or move the course to an alternative venue within a reasonable distance of the advertised venue. No refund will be given under these circumstances.
Attendance
Unless you hear from us to the contrary, please assume that your course will be running.
General
All attendees are required to complete all necessary documentation and sign the Agreement form upon application. This could be either paper based or via an electronic signature capture.
By signing the Agreement, attendees are agreeing to follow all the terms and conditions.
We are unable to accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of property including all project materials and work.