Hello writers!
Come along and write with me in August. Sign up now via email – jenthorpewrites@gmail.com
I’m running two online and two in-person workshops.
Creative writing workshops
In this workshop we’ll play with:
- Micro and macro worldbuilding — great for those of you who are writing fantasy, speculative fiction, magical realism, or anything slightly different from the world as you know it. These exercises are useful too for anyone writing more realist fiction because they make you consider your assumptions about setting and place, and what it means for your story and characters.
- Using your senses to make your story setting come alive — great for you if you’re writing scenes that are unfamiliar to your protagonists, or if you’re hoping to make your writing a bit richer. Also great if you’re writing non-fiction, and want to convey to the reader how it feels to inhabit a particular place.
- Rubbing up against your characters with setting and to see how it affects their actions — great if you’re feeling stuck with a character, or your character is feeling stuck. For those of you who have attended in July, you can work on characters you’ve already built, or on creating some new ones.
- Exploring how setting and place can create an atmosphere and mood for your story — sometimes our setting can become a character in itself, and it can help to create dramatic tension.
- How setting can be the backbone of a story, setting you up with a plot.
- Devices to create a realistic setting, and some cliches to avoid.
You’ll leave with some writing that creates vivid, meaningful settings for your story, and may even spark some new plots or characters for you.
The workshops are taking place as follows:
- 2 August – come and write creatively with me at Erin Hall in Rondebosch, Cape Town. The workshop takes place from 11am until 3pm.
- 15 August – come and write creatively with me online from 9am – 1pm. We’ll meet via Zoom.
Sign up now via email – jenthorpewrites@gmail.com
Birth writing workshops
I’m running four birth writing workshops in August. These workshops are an opportunity to spend time reflecting on and writing down your birth experience. There are three online and one in-person workshop. Dates as follows:
- 4 – 6 August: Birth stories for moms of babies 6 – 12 months (online) R500
- 18 – 22 August: Birth stories for moms of babies 0 – 6 months (online) R500
- 20 August: 10am – 1pm: Birth stories for toddler moms in Cape Town (in person) R650
- 25 August: Birth stories for toddler moms (online) R500
Sign up now via email – jenthorpewrites@gmail.com
I look forward to writing with you!
Jen Thorpe 