


Developing Your Fiction Project
6 weeks | Google Classroom | writers past beginner stage | starts Monday 15th September 2025 (modules go online Monday morning; log in whenever during the week suits)
This online, at-your-own-pace course is designed for writers who’ve started writing fiction and want some help with the next step. It is suitable for writers who’ve started work on short stories or a novel, and is designed to help them develop and improve on an existing project or projects. It is best suited to people who have already taken a writing course at some point.
The course includes modules exploring different elements of fiction, as well as weeks for focusing specifically on your own work-in-progress and getting feedback on sections of it. The online classroom includes a forum for connecting with other participants.
Week 1: Backstory
Week 2: Dialogue
Week 3: Work-In-Progress Check-In 1
Week 4: Voice and Style
Week 5: Revising and Editing
Week 6: Work-In-Progress Check-In 2
“Thank you for all your wisdom and advice and experience, pragmatic and literary… all your expertise and input, it has been a great course” - participant in autumn/winter 2024 course
6 weeks | Google Classroom | writers past beginner stage | starts Monday 15th September 2025 (modules go online Monday morning; log in whenever during the week suits)
This online, at-your-own-pace course is designed for writers who’ve started writing fiction and want some help with the next step. It is suitable for writers who’ve started work on short stories or a novel, and is designed to help them develop and improve on an existing project or projects. It is best suited to people who have already taken a writing course at some point.
The course includes modules exploring different elements of fiction, as well as weeks for focusing specifically on your own work-in-progress and getting feedback on sections of it. The online classroom includes a forum for connecting with other participants.
Week 1: Backstory
Week 2: Dialogue
Week 3: Work-In-Progress Check-In 1
Week 4: Voice and Style
Week 5: Revising and Editing
Week 6: Work-In-Progress Check-In 2
“Thank you for all your wisdom and advice and experience, pragmatic and literary… all your expertise and input, it has been a great course” - participant in autumn/winter 2024 course