Very pleased to be invited back for this marvellous festival with its focus on books and writing. At 9.30 on Sunday morning the early birds who join me will be doing a two-hour workshop together and getting inspired to write. See the link to the full Clunes program here and my workshop event here.
This author panel is promising to be fantastic. Two debut authors, Steph Vizard (author of The Love Contract) and Lillian Lumley (author of The Ones in Between) and one feted prize winner, Carrie Tiffany (author of Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living, Mateship with Birds and Exploded View). What a line up! Come and hear me talk to them about their… Continue reading Clunes Booktown Festival – Tales of Love
On my road trip back north I will again be pausing in Canberra for some creative writing workshops. This time with Libraries ACT. On the 19th of April it will be a workshop catering to teens. The workshop is free but bookings are essential
On my road trip back north I will again be pausing in Canberra for some creative writing workshops. This time with Libraries ACT. On the 20th of April it will be a workshop catering to adult writers - please note the slightly different times than for the Friday session. The workshop is free but bookings… Continue reading Exercise Your Writing Muscles at Libraries ACT Belconnen
Join author Alicia Thompson and learn key elements for successful plotting and acquire tools to help you structure your work.
Books are made, not like children, but like pyramids, with a well thought-out plan — Gustave Flaubert
Got an idea for a novel but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you've started work only to find you now have an amorphous lump of prose or the momentum has stalled. Develop structure and find the dramatic energy in your story. Analyse the key elements for successful plotting and acquire tools to help you structure your work with the goal of maximising the emotional impact of your stories.
Bayside libraries will be hosting Kick Start Your Novel for two consecutive Saturdays for a longer course over the 12th and 19th of October. You can book here
Bayside libraries will be hosting Kick Start Your Novel for two consecutive Saturdays for a longer course over the 12th and 19th of October. You can book here
Presented by: Alicia Thompson Location: Berry Court House Friday, 25 Oct – 9am-12pm A session for those who may not have any writing underway and are seeking a way ‘in’. It covers all the building blocks of a novel: character, dialogue, setting and plot. Each segment has fun exercises designed to stimulate the thinking of participants about… Continue reading Kick Start Your Novel at Berry Writers Festival
My first author talk event post publication day! Book launch events in both Sydney and the Hunter to follow. You can book here
Are you working on your first ever best seller? We know it! Join us as author Alicia Thompson guides you through a range of activities to exercise those writing muscles. Our writing workshop for adults will get you through your writing goals. Alicia will guide you with exercises and activities in areas of character and… Continue reading Exercise Your Writing Muscles at Sutherland Library
Join me with Alexandra Larach of Sisters in Crime as she launches Ex into the world at one of Sydney's favourite bookshops, Better Read Than Dead in Newtown. you can book a place here.
ABOUT Join author Alicia Thompson as she walks you through creative writing exercises designed to help you strengthen your writing muscles, and learn about her writing process. Please bring a pen and paper or your preferred writing tools. DATE Friday 15 November 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC+11) LOCATION The View Room, Wollondilly Library… Continue reading Exercise Your Writing Muscles at Wollondilly Library
