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What’s the difference between a good story and a good story that will be published?
Often it comes down to simple mistakes that mark out the amateur from the pro. Race through a dynamic, non-stop self-editing workout that gets results! Take a shortcut and save yourself twenty years of slog with this invaluable distillation of an author’s real-life experiences working with twenty editors from ten major publishing houses. Learn how to keep up pace and hurdle common literary pitfalls, as well as helpful pointers for creating three-dimensional characters and enriching stories with sensory writing to achieve a personal best. Train yourself to recognise flaws in your writing and troubleshoot in order to win the trifecta: an addictive story with a great plot, pacing and characterisation. Strenuous self-editing exercises will enable you to dig beyond stereotypical story slush to find true gold!

In this workshop, you are invited to uncover your authentic voice through poetry. Join prize-winning poet Sarah Temporal in a supportive group setting to create your own poem for page or stage (perhaps to read at the open mic later on at the Kyogle Golf Club) Through creative exercises and examples, we will explore what gives poetry its potent revelatory power. Suitable for beginners as well as those with writing experience, ages 16+.