The Writers’ Studio Short Story Competition 2024

The Writers’ Studio Short Story Competition 2024

Our Annual Short Story Competition for 2024 is now open for entries!

Please read all instructions before submitting an Entry.

Entries must be between 1500 words and a maximum of 2500 words.

Deadline: 5pm on Thursday, 31 October 2024

Writing a Compelling Memoir

Writing a Compelling Memoir

Most people are drawn to writing memoirs because they have gone through a profound life experience and want to share it with the world.

Maya Angelou said: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

This article is designed to help you unlock and realise the dramatic potential of your life’s narrative.

Harnessing the Power of Creative Tension

Harnessing the Power of Creative Tension

Writing a novel or screenplay is an art and a craft that requires writers to go outside their comfort zone and understand the challenges of the creative process.

To fully harness your creative potential, it is essential to grasp the subtleties of the creative process and understand how at first, elements of the craft of writing and storytelling can often feel counter-intuitive or counter-instinctive.

The Power of Emotion in Fiction

The Power of Emotion in Fiction

Emotion is the lifeblood of fiction, the beating heart that gives narratives their vitality and resonance. It is the driving force that captivates readers, creates empathetic connections, and leaves a lasting impact.

As the celebrated novelist Joseph Conrad once wrote, “To make you see, to make you hear, to make you feel. That is all, and that is everything.”

Seven Keys to Realising Your Writing Talent

Seven Keys to Realising Your Writing Talent

A burning question many aspiring writers often torture themselves with is  ‘Do I have the necessary talent required to be a writer?’

People often ask me how many talented writers come to our courses. I respond by saying I believe everyone who has a genuine desire to write has the raw ingredients to be a writer.

Why Your First Page is Critical

Why Your First Page is Critical

Writing is an art and a craft. If you want to write a novel or screenplay that other people are going to want to read, you have to learn how to craft your story from beginning to end.

In this blog we are going to talk about the critical opening of your story.

The Power of Creative Tension

The Power of Creative Tension

To fully harness your creative potential, it is essential to grasp the subtleties of the creative process and understand how at first, elements of the craft of writing and storytelling can feel counter-intuitive or counter-instinctive.

Writing longer stories such as a novel or screenplay, requires you learn how to use both sides of your brain.

Keeping Your Reader Turning the Page

Keeping Your Reader Turning the Page

In fiction, particularly commercial fiction, the most important thing is to keep your reader turning the pages. This is what the art and craft of writing fiction is all about.

As the English novelist, E.M. Forster said in his book Aspects of the Novel, a story “… has only one merit: that of making an audience want to know what happens next. And conversely it can only have one fault: that of making the audience not want to know what happens next.”

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