Fiction Writing Workshop:
"I Made All These Mistakes So You Don’t Have To”
Wintec City Campus
Anglesea St, Hamilton
Wednesday 29 August
6-9pm
$20, pre-registration necessary to hamiltonbookmonth@gmail.com
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Like to write fiction, but lack any knowledge of the whole writing and publishing process? No problem. To make your own journey less painful, Catherine Robertson has offered to let you in on all the mistakes she made on her five-year mission to get a book in print. Our workshop facilitator, Catherine Robertson is a New Zealand fiction writer who has been described by one reviewer as “a new national treasure”. Read more about her on http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writer/robertson-catherine/
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You’ll learn about novel structure, characters and dialogue, ways to keep the story moving, how to cast a steely eye over your work and how to take criticism without curling into a foetal position.
Catherine will also give you an overview of the worlds of traditional and self-publishing, here and overseas, and share tips for submitting to agents and editors.
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The workshop will include some quick, fun writing exercises, and plenty of time for questions. Feel free to share your own examples of failure for the edification and possible amusement of others. Note that it’s pretty much guaranteed Catherine will have made all these mistakes herself.
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Come prepared with your first writing exercise: Choose a famous novel and précis it in one sentence.
