Writing Your First Page (Zoom)
Start Date
Writing Your First Page
Learn the vital ingredients to a compelling story-opening – then write your first page and get expert feedback from award-winning author Kirsty Logan.
Tutor
Kirsty LoganLength
1 daysLocation
OnlineWriting Goal
Start writingA great first page can be the springboard that launches you straight into the writing of your novel or story – and later on it will help to hook your readers.
Kirsty's great track record as a writer was evident in the constant flow of insight and feedback delivered with exceptionally fresh energy. A great experience.
On this one-day intensive Zoom course, award-winning author Kirsty Logan will share her advice on how to develop characters, build a story-world and explore the themes you want to write about – and then how to use one or more of these key elements to generate a killer first page.
You’ll then write your first page and will have the option to share it with the group and get Kirsty’s feedback.
This course is perfect for anyone who wants to start writing – or who wants to rethink the opening of a story-in-progress.
Come with your blank page – and by the end of the day you’ll have crafted a strong opening and found the confidence to keep moving forward with your novel or story.
Tutor
Kirsty Logan
Kirsty Logan is the author of three novels, three short story collections, a memoir, two chapbooks, a 10-hour audio play for Audible, and several collaborative projects with musicians and visual artists. Her latest books are the novel Now She is Witch and The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir. Her books have won the Lambda, Polari, Saboteur, Scott and Gavin Wallace awards. Her work has been optioned for TV, adapted for stage, recorded for radio and podcasts, exhibited in galleries and distributed from a vintage Wurlitzer cigarette machine. She lives in Glasgow with her wife, baby and rescue dog.
Read our interview with Kirsty
COURSE SCHEDULE
You will join Kirsty Logan and a group of 16 students for a day of teaching and writing on Zoom. We are now open for enrolment for this course to run on Zoom from 10am to 5.30pm on Wednesday 22 January and again on Wednesday 19 March. The schedule is displayed in UK time.
Introductions
10am-10.45amThe Three Vital Ingredients
10.45am-11.45amCoffee/tea break
11.45am-12.00pmFoolproof First Lines
12.00pm-12.30pmWriting time (& lunch break)
12.30pm-2.30pmFirst Page Workshop – Group 1
2.30pm-3.50pmCoffee/tea break
3.50-4.10pmFirst Page Workshop – Group 2
4.10pm-5.30pm
ENROLMENT PROCESS
The 16 places on this course are allocated on receipt of payment, on a first come, first served basis. To secure your place, select your preferred date and then click ‘enrol now’ and complete our payment process.
On receipt of payment, we will send you a link to our short registration form.
If you encounter any problems during the enrolment process or have any questions, please email help@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk for assistance.
COURSE FEE
The course fee of £125 (inc VAT) per student is payable in full before the start of the course.
