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Writing Workshop with Kathy Page on Salt Spring Island, 8th & 9th October 2011

Storylines: a Workshop with Kathy Page

How does an idea become a fully-fledged short story, novel or non-fiction narrative? We’ll experiment with new ways to find and develop story ideas, and then begin to create the story itself. This workshop is an opportunity to start fresh work, to develop something you have had in mind for a while, or even to sidestep a block.

The workshop will be held 8th & 9th October 2011, from 10 – 4 each day in the author’s home on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, and is suitable for all levels of experience.

Max class size: 12

Cost: $190 includes tea and coffee; students bring their own lunches.

For further information about Kathy Page’s books and courses, please explore www.kathypage.info

To register, or for further information about this workshop, email: kathypage@shaw.ca

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Workshops, Mentoring and Manuscript Consultancy

Mentoring & Manuscript Consultancy Workshops & Courses When I began to teach fiction writing in the UK there was a still a lingering prejudice against doing so. Shakespeare and Dickens had never signed up for creative writing courses and so, the argument went, why do we need them now? Isn’t writing a matter of talent [...]

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Mentoring and Manuscript Consultancy

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Writing Workshops with Kathy Page

Go direct to Mentoring & Manuscript Consultancy “Kathy is an interested and generous teacher. She can see people’s individual strengths and she can step you around obstacles in the creative process in a very skilled way. You leave one of her courses with a lot of confidence and a sense of direction in your own [...]

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Workout for the Novel (Online Writing Workshop)

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Resources for Writers

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