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The Rewrite Doctor

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

Jonny Geller

‘I liked the precision of Jonny Geller's instructive videos.’

Brenda Crowther

Writer and student of The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass

with Richard Roper

Richard Roper, editor

Character Development – The Deep Dive

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Plot & Story – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse

Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley

Tessa Hadley

Writing Fiction with Marian Keyes

Writing Fiction with David Nicholls

‘Lauren explained the pitch and the query letter in great detail. Her insights were revelatory!’

Carole Ryder

Writer and student of Pitching Your Novel (Zoom)

Pitching Your Novel

with Lauren Pearson

Creative Writing for Beginners

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

30-Day Writing Bootcamp

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

30-Day Writing Bootcamp – Vol 2

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Maame Blue, Cathi Unsworth

Maame Blue, author and mentor

Writing Your Non-Fiction Proposal

with Hannah Boursnell

Hannah Boursnell, editor

Dialogue – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive

with Anna Freeman

‘A brilliant introduction to all the fundamentals of fiction writing.’

Samuel Burr author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

Samuel Burr

Author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers and student of Starting to Write Your Novel

Starting to Write Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Write to the End of Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Edit & Pitch Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Writing Crime Fiction

with Vaseem Khan

Writing Historical Fiction

with S J Parris

Writing a Psychological Thriller

with Erin Kelly

Writing a Romance Novel

with Jenny Colgan

Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction

with Kirsty Logan

Kirsty Logan, author

Writing a Memoir

with Cathy Rentzenbrink

Writing Short Stories

with Cynan Jones

‘The tasks were great. Cynan's style was very relatable and his insights really useful.’

Bill Hughes

Former Writing Short Stories student and student of Writing Short Stories

Writing Science Fiction

with Adam Roberts

Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction

with Patrice Lawrence

Writing TV Drama

with Colin Teevan

Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months

with Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson, Author

Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced

with Lauren Pearson

Novel-Writing Intensive

with Lizzie Enfield

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Abi Daré, Charlotte Mendelson

Abi Daré