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One writers' inspirational journey to publication. Erina Redden pulished Lilia's Secret this year. Her journey is a source of inspiration to all aspiring writers. ... Feedback from a recent Unlocking Creativity Course Feedback from a recent Ten Month Novel and Script First Draft Course Feedback from a recent Six Genre Week Character Short Story and Critique Course Michael Arndt and Little Miss Sunshine We (Roland and Kathleen) have just returned from the Maui Writer s Conference and Retreat in Maui, Hawaii ... Click to read More One of the keys to telling a good story, we believe, is developing a close relationship between character and structure. Both are... Click to read More The Importance of Fiction by The Sydney Morning Herald columnist, Elizabeth Farrelly, May 27, 2006. The article came out the day she finsihed the first draft of her novel with us. Click to read More The importance of Character Development One of the keys to telling a good story, we believe, is developing a close relationship between character and structure. Both are... Click to read More How to delve into your creativity Even the best writers doubt their ability and their stories. But experience has taught them to move forward and dig deeper despite their misgivings... Click to read More Festive Season Message plus Upcoming Courses One of the keys to telling a good story, we believe, is developing a close relationship between character and structure. Both are... Click to read More One
of the things we stress to people who come to us wanting
to write stories is that character and structure are
two sides of the one coin. One exists to reveal the
other. This newsletter looks at some of the ideas from Robert Fritz's intriguing book, Creating. In the book, he explores the creative process in depth. What we're going to focus on is the difference between the performer and the learner. Click to read More The power of your imagination. We find in all of our courses, from Unlocking Creativity to those writing their novel or screenplay, that the best fiction writing comes when people are forced out of their own experience and called upon to make up fictional characters and storylines. Click to read more. The Writers' Studio Process and the Feature Film, The Bet, June 28 Caroline Gerard's first feature film, The Bet, was a real hit at The Sydney Film Festival. Here's what she said about the Writers' Studio process and the making of the film. Click to read More The Joy and Freedom of a Writing Process - June, 13, 2006 We’ve always believed the key to writing fiction is to have a process. It is the key to making writing fun and enabling you to realise your creative potential. Everything flows from finding a process that works for you. Click to read More The question of who is talented, July 14. Here's what best-selling Australian fantasy author, Sara Douglass has to say on the subject of talent. A question that plagues many writers when they just start out. Click to read More What qualities you need to be publshed - June, 06, 2006 In her book about writing, Write Away, the best selling American crime fiction author, Elizabeth George, outlines what qualities a writer needs to be published. Click to read More Sydney Morning Herald Article This article was written by Ali Gripper after completing Unlocking Creativity. Click to read More Tension on Every Page - April, 4, 2006 As we have often said, writing is both an art and a craft. Learning how to create tension on every page of your story is an essential element of the craft. Click to read More Roland Fishman interviews Robert McKee - who travels the world giving seminars on the art of story To Robert McKee stories and their heroes are the most important thing in the world. Tellin gpeople how to create them is what he has dedicated his life to, and it is that, rather than his own writing, that has made him a name in Hollywood. Click to read Mor Inspiration of Feedback - May, 30, 2006 Two things have kept us inspired at The Writers’ Studio inspired since we started running classes in 1992. The feedback from our recent Unlocking Creativity was no exception. Click to read More Man in The Arena - May, 2, 2006 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. Click to read More Lessons from The Playwright's Process for Writers It is always very satisfying to come across a book that shares the same philosophy as The Writers' Studio courses. The Playwright's Process explores the writing process in depth. Click to read More Six key questions every writer should ask themselves Bob
Mayer is the author of The Fiction Writers' Toolkit. He has published
30 fiction books and has two million books in print, translated into eight
languages. He is a regular teacher and speaker at the Maui Writers' Retreat
and Conference. Developing a writing habit is the key To
state the obvious: Writers are people who write. It is easy enough to
become a writer but much harder to stay a writer. A dramaturge's take on The Writers' Studio Novel and Script FIRST DRAFT Process - Interview with NICK LATHOURIS Nick Lathouris is a dramaturge, who has worked with scripts and actors for over thirty years and is now working on scripts with Kennedy Miller, the company that created Babe, Mad Max and Lorenzo's Oil. Click to read More An article about the Creative Process by Roland Fishman The lights went on for me in a seminar called Learning to Learn. I'd just completed the second draft of a novel and I knew something was missing.....But what? Click to read More Keys to the Writers' Journey Some key features that the Writers' Studio offers to help you to realise your potential as a writer. |
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