May 2018 - Professional Writing Academy

Julia Crouch’s essential tips for aspiring writers

Author Julia Crouch gives us the solutions to these dilemmas and more, in her four essential tips for aspiring writers.

Write Advice: author Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, better known by her pen name Sam Blake, joined our Writing Crime Fiction Course Director Tom Bromley in the classroom to take questions from our students.

How can stories solve business problems?

John Yorke explains how stories can solve business problems.

Write Advice: author Lee Weatherly on how to manage time as a writer

Award-winning author Lee Weatherly dropped by our classroom to take questions from our Beginners’ Fiction students.

From mum to Killing It – Asia Mackay’s journey to publication

Asia Mackay was a mum with distant dreams of writing when inspiration struck. With a little guidance from Faber Academy, Asia’s debut novel Killing It is due to be published in July 2018. Here’s how she got there.

Write Advice: screenwriter Ashley Pharoah

Ashley Pharoah dropped by our classroom to take questions from our John Yorke Story for Screenwriting students.

Best romance novels for writers – author Heidi Rice on her favourite romantic stories

Heidi Rice gives us a rundown of the best romance novels for writers, plus a few writing tips for good measure.