This course is designed for people with some writing experience.

The course is suitable if you:

• Are serious about completing and publishing your novel
• Have already started working on a draft you’d like to continue
• Can commit to monthly 1 to 1 sessions with a personal tutor 
• Would like to develop new and effective writing habits and routines
• Enjoy the discipline of deadlines and peer feedback
• Want to join a friendly and supportive small group of learners
• Can dedicate 10 hours (approx) per week for the duration of the course. This will comprise of tutor, reading and writing time which is flexible to fit it around other commitments.

This course allows you to:

• Write and polish a novel you can be proud of
• Develop an understanding of the craft of professional writing and the skills required (e.g. discipline, attention to detail, ability to work to deadlines)
• Practise giving effective feedback to other writers and receiving constructive critical notes on your own writing
• Build greater independence, autonomy and critical judgement as you work on a final assignment
• Network with a community of like-minded writers
• Meet with literary agents and discuss your options for publication, or for self-publishing
• Get a detailed and actionable full-length editorial report on up to 100,000 words of your first draft.

Month 1: Planning Your Novel
This month, you’ll learn how to plan and structure your novel and put this into action for your own work.

Month 2: Point of View
We’ll explore all the different kinds of point of view, from omniscient and third person limited to first person, to equip you to understand how the various choices could inform your novel.

Month 3: Setting
It’s time to start writing your novel. This month, we’ll look at how you can maximise the potential of your setting.

Month 4: Character
You’ll learn techniques and tools to strengthen and develop your characters.

Month 5: Emotion and Senses
This month, we look at the art of transferring weight of emotion onto objects and atmosphere.

Month 6: Pacing and Tension
How do you keep your reader engaged? We’ll discover the importance of building tension, no matter the genre.

Month 7: Voice and Style
A well-developed style is like a fingerprint; what can you do to develop yours, and to make your words flow?

Month 8: Writing a Great Ending
By now, you’ll have a working manuscript and be aware of all the techniques that shape your storyworld – so it’s the time to draw upon everything you have learnt so far and nail that ending.

Month 9: Self-editing
This month, we’ll look at your manuscript in its entirety, and learn how to turn a first draft into a masterpiece.

Month 10: Getting Published
Through detailed tutorials, we’ll learn the art of perfecting your submission package and how to find the best agents for your work.

Month 11: Author-led Marketing and Self-publishing
Learn the core tools of self-publishing – which also form the basis for any author-led marketing campaign.

Month 12: End of Course Networking Event
Join us to celebrate your achievements! Meet your peers and tutors for our end-of-course celebration dinner in London. You’ll also take part in an online reading, and have the chance to showcase your work to top literary agents.

Join the Jericho Writers community 

At the end of the course you’ll attend an in-person celebration dinner, as well as an online networking event with handpicked agents. Plus have your work featured in the end-of-year anthology sent to top agents across the UK. Last year, more than 30% of students featured received a full manuscript request.

After your course finishes, you’ll enjoy a lifetime of ongoing publication support from the Jericho Writers’ team.