Write to the End of Your Novel
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Write to the End of Your Novel
Need some great advice to help you reach the end of the first draft? Develop the skills, techniques, and staying power that will get you over the finish line.
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Anna DavisLength
6 weeksLocation
OnlineWriting Goal
Develop your writingMove forward with your story. Learn how to solve plot problems as you progress and reconnect with your imagination when you’re stuck in the middle of a draft.
Many people start writing novels, but not so many get to the end. It takes creativity, stamina, determination, discipline, focus – and lots and lots of time at the desk. Perhaps you’re writing and writing without a clear sense of where you’re going? Or maybe you’re just not sure how to keep building forward from those early chapters? If you’re feeling lost, we’ll help you find your way. This online course will give you the resilience and strength of purpose you need to get all the way to the end of your novel.
Anna Davis is brilliant. She gives solid, empathetic advice. She got me out of the abyss.
International bestselling author of Lessons In Chemistry
Across six weeks, we’ll take you on a journey to help you complete your novel. We’ll show you how to use ‘active planning’ to solve your writing problems, and teach invaluable storytelling techniques, such as how to build suspense, how to masterfully unfold your narrative scene by scene and how to come up with a satisfying ending to your story.
Tutor
Anna Davis
Anna Davis is the founder and Director of the Curtis Brown Creative writing school. She is the author of five acclaimed novels which have been published in twenty languages. She has been a journalist and Guardian columnist, as well as a Curtis Brown literary agent. She taught creative writing at the University of Manchester and in many other settings before founding Curtis Brown Creative in 2011.
WHAT DOES THIS COURSE GIVE YOU?
This bestselling course has been given a major upgrade with brand-new teaching videos, an entirely new module, substantially updated notes and new tasks. Enrol now to experience the supercharged edition of this much-loved course, available from September 2025.
- Video modules: Work through six weekly modules comprising teaching videos and substantial notes by Anna Davis. Topics covered include pacing, building suspense, bringing high-drama scenes to life, how to work with an 'active plan', subplots and flashbacks, and what to do when you get stuck in the middle.
- Writing tasks: Weekly writing tasks to help you explore and understand the teaching topics and progress your novel. Weekly posts to the forum from Anna will reinforce these lessons.
- Resources & notes: You’ll get access to expansive resources and teaching notes with case study examples from classic and recent fiction, including guides to writing scenes, showing and telling, crafting an inciting incident and much more – plus a list of recommended reading.
- Professional feedback: An expert CBC editor will post to the group and give brief written feedback on several of the students' practical assignments every week, with all students receiving feedback on one of their tasks. Students are also given the option to purchase additional end of course feedback from our expert editors.
- Student forum: Find your writing community on our private student forums. Upload your completed writing tasks, give and receive peer-to-peer feedback, and discuss the week’s topics with your fellow students and the CBC team.
WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THE UPGRADED EDITION?
An entirely new module 'The scene': on how to write compelling scenes and use them to build your novel strongly forward.
All six modules include . . .
- Substantially improved and expanded materials from our Founder and Managing Director Anna Davis. Every teaching module has been revisited, rethought, and boosted with new topics and techniques.
- Brand-new teaching videos with higher production values than the originals, in which Anna presents her new and revised teaching materials.
- New and revitalised writing tasks and prompts.
- Lots of new and revised resources to enrich the module content, plus updated case studies.
COURSE SCHEDULE & DELIVERY
Our online courses are designed for flexible learning. Allocate your own study time and take part from wherever you are in the world. Each week, we recommend spending at least four hours on the course. It’s also important to be planning and working on your novel throughout the six weeks.
Week 1
Pace & forward momentumWeek 2
The sceneWeek 3
Active planningWeek 4
Building suspenseWeek 5
The saggy middleWeek 6
Endings
Additional feedback
All students will be given the option to purchase feedback on their final task from a CBC editor.
- CBC report: For an additional fee of £155, you can obtain a detailed 500-word report on your work (of up to 3,000 words) from one of our editors.
- CBC report + tutorial: For an additional fee of £260, you can obtain a 500-word report from one of our editors and have a 30-minute video or telephone tutorial with them to discuss your work.
Our How to Write Your Novel Series
This is the second course in our popular How to Write Your Novel series, designed to take you from first idea to final draft.
It sits in between Starting to Write Your Novel and Edit & Pitch Your Novel. You can take the courses in succession or choose the right course for your current stage in the writing process. All three courses have been updated with brand-new videos, expanded resources and revitalised teaching materials (available from September 2025).
GIFT THIS COURSE
Encourage your writerly friend or loved one to get creative! We have £250 digital gift vouchers available, enabling you to buy any six-week online course as a present.
