[CLOSED] Writing a Novel in 12 Easy Steps with Ann Brady

We often hear new writers saying ‘how they have a brilliant idea for a novel, BUT, they aren’t sure how to go about starting the writing process.’ This is nothing new. Because of these comments, award-winning author and Writers Mentor Ann Brady, has created this simple workshop of How to Write a Novel in 12 Easy Steps. It is aimed at helping aspiring and developing writers understand that the writing process isn’t always that hard conqueror. It is also geared to aid those whose first language isn’t English.

Over the years Ann has worked with writers, at all levels and ages in multiple genres across the world, so she has an extensive understanding of what is needed in starting a writing career. Through the workshop, Ann will guide writers in learning how they can take an initial idea forward into writing that first draft manuscript. She does this through a few practical, innovative, and easy steps.

You will be gently led through the writing process, being offered tips, suggestions, podcast links, and other unique insights into how to start your writing process. The Workshop is run at a leisurely pace with support through email reviews of the work you carry out, and in our weekly Zoom meetings. We think you will find it fun and informative. Each participant will also receive copies of the course to download and keep, additional material as support, plus a review report of your completed coursework.

This workshop includes:

• Describing your story idea
• Expanding your initial Idea
• Creating the plot
• Bringing your characters to life
• Starting your novel
• Edit and re-draft
• And more...

Bonuses Include

• Premium downloadable content
• Links to Writing Podcasts
• Access to Mentoring Advice
• Feedback on the Exercises Undertaken

NOTE: Depending on the speed with which the participants respond to the exercises this workshop will run from between 4 and 6 weeks, so don’t worry if you don’t manage to complete the work within any deadlines shown. You will have access to the course until 30 November 2023 so you can download course materials.

Meet your teacher

Ann Brady has been writing and mentoring both non-fiction and fiction for nearly 40 years. Currently, she has a selection of children’s and adult fiction books, in the crime, horror, and romance genres. These books have been published worldwide by Pen & Ink Designs Publishing under Kids4Kids.org.uk and Pen & Ink Designs, named Imprints. She started her writing career by receiving the Golden Web Award (3 years running) for the ‘design, creativity, and content’ of an award-winning website. She went on to receive awards for her first historical novel, Dear Friends: Letters From Abroad, and has won many others for her writing and poetry. Currently, Ann works with the Mentoring Writers Organisation as a Writers Mentor, providing a variety of services relating to the writing world, as well as extensive content for the Mentoring Writers Resource Box Podcast Show, voted No 2 in the Top Ten Best Podcast Show for writing information. Links from the show will be used in the Workshop.

Ann is a Member of the following: SOA (UK); ASA (AUS); RWA & RWNZ; SCBWI (INT); The Organisation of Freelance Journalists; ALLi (both Author & Partner Members); CCPW (Welsh Publishers Organisation); IBPA (USA Publishers), and The Writers Guild of Great Britain. She has given talks and workshops across the UK and online to Authors abroad for some time now.

As an Internationally recognised Writers Competition Judge, Ann has worked with organisations across the world, judging various genres of writing, including entrants for the BBC (UK) and The Page Turners Awards. She has close bonds with Australia, having developed connections with publishers both there and in America. And as she also has family living on the Gold Coast and South of Sydney, she makes every effort to contact Australian writers whenever she visits.

Find her at https://www.ann-brady.co.uk/ and https://www.mentoringwriters.co.uk/