Richard Skinner, Director of the Fiction Programme at the Faber Academy and a tutor on its six-month ‘Writing a Novel’ course, will be running a two-hour workshop from 7pm to 9pm on Monday 21st October at Blackwell’s Bookshop.
This brief introduction to novel writing will cover some of the basics principles and tools needed to complete a fully fledged work. In particular, there will be three key areas of focus:
A look at how to use ‘free indirect style’
An exercise on editing
An explanation of how to carry out a ‘stress test’ on your plots
Richard Skinner is the author of three novels, all published by Faber & Faber. The Red Dancer has been translated into seven languages. The Mirror consists of two short novels, The Mirror and The Velvet Gentleman. A translation of The Velvet Gentleman was shortlisted in France for the Prix Livres & Musiques. He has also written a writer’s handbook entitled Fiction Writing. His poems have been published in various magazines including Faber & Faber’s First Pressings, Staple, Brand and Magma. For many years, Richard was an Associate Tutor at Goldsmiths College, London, where he taught on the MA Creative & Life Writing. For more information, please visit Richard’s website: http://richardskinner.weebly.com
There are 20 places on this workshop, and the cost is £15. Please email oxford@blackwell.co.uk or telephone 01865 333636 if you would like to register.
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Hi
If there is still a place available, please could I register for the above workshop.
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Hi
If there is still a place available, please could I register for the above workshop.
best wishes Simon Robinson
I really enjoyed Richard Skinner’s workshop. Very practical and down to earth in style.