There are a number of writing courses out there. What makes the Writers’ Studio different?
There’s an old writing saying: You can’t be taught how to write, but you can learn.
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.
Writing a novel or a screenplay is an art and a craft that takes time to master. We believe it is important that you follow a process that enables you to turn off your internal editor, setting up a dance between structure and imagination.
And above all enjoy the process of writing and experience the pleasure and satisfaction of telling your story in a way that other people will want to read what you have written.
The act of writing fiction is a complex and deeply personal endeavour. For many authors, the importance of process in fiction writing cannot be overstated. It is through the writing process that ideas transform into stories, and intentions evolve into art. In the words of Anais Nin, “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
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.”
At the end of last year, an award-winning Australian film director told me that people often asked him how to best learn to become a filmmaker. His response – study Breaking Bad created by Vince Gilligan.
Like many of the ground-breaking cable television series, Breaking Bad unfolds like a good novel. David Simon, who created The Wire, another great series, pitched the crime writer, George Pelecanos, to join the writing team with the concept that The Wire was like a novel for television.
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.
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.