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| Lucy Strange |
I spent a very enjoyable afternoon earlier this week getting tips on writing from author Lucy Strange at the Guildhouse, Bath as part of the Bath Children's Literature Festival 2019.
The masterclass session gave our group of twenty plus writers (at varying stages on their writing journeys) a chance to experiment with a mood board, listen to some mood music and chat with Lucy when she visited our tables during the breaks between topics.
Lucy's informative PowerPoint presentation gave advice on synopses, chapters, characters, editing and titles, amongst other things.
Useful things I learned: a synopsis doesn't have to be in chronological order; you can get grants for writing; don't let other people read your writing whilst it is trying to grow; you'll probably experience the five stages of grief (denial, anger, etc) when you receive feedback on your writing, so let it sit for a few days before you go back to it; it's not about us, the writers, but about the readers; if you can't come to the writing, let the writing come to you.
Afterwards, Lucy signed copies of her books, but there were no more copies of the one I wanted at the event, so I made a mad dash to Waterstones to buy Our Castle By The Sea and returned in time for Lucy to sign my copy (so my niece and nephews aren't the only ones to get autographed books at this festival!).
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| Mood board |
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| Guildhouse |
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