Beginner writers write in ‘summaries’; masterful writers know how to plumb the depths of the scene. Develop your ability to dive into compelling detail in this session. What will we cover? You think you learnt all you need to know about nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in school, but this class takes that information to …
Put down your phone, step away from the text messages and embrace handwriting again. Not just any old handwriting, but Calligraphy! Turn your messages and love letters into real works of art. Your teacher Océane knows a thing or two about calligraphy. As a French native, cursive handwriting is still an important part of French …
Puzzles are fun. Problems, on the other hand, don’t seem to bring quite the same amount of curiosity and intrigue! This class will have you journaling as you turn the problems and challenges you’re facing into something more like puzzles. As you learn a unique step-by-step journal writing framework, you’ll also be inspired to invite …
What’s It All about? We think we know how people speak – until we try to write it! There aretraps for the unwary… In this session you will refine your ability to hear how different people speak and to replicate those patterns in writing. What will we cover? Dialogue is one of the prime ways of ‘showing’ …
We’re all busy with something or other, whether it’s doing, working, growing or being. And even though there will always be something more to do, to learn, to overcome or enjoy, every now and then it’s so good just to pause and recognise how far we’ve come. It’s mid-year and we’ve just passed the Winter …
This session will guide you through a series of writing exercises designed to help you create compelling fictional characters. How? Through an in-depth exploration of ‘character’ itself. What will we cover? People are multi-layered. In this class we will explore all those layers, from outward appearance to deepest values and secrets. By studying the character …
In the world of writing there’s a famous adage all writers know about how to produce powerful writing – Show, Don’t Tell. But for the everyday beginner, most of us don’t know how to implement that advice. In this session Liliane will focus on just this – exercises, activities and ideas to unwrap the mystery and have you writing vivid worlds …
Do you need a break from your own busy mind? Our worries and stresses can weigh us down and stop us from moving forward if we spend too much thinking about them. Journalling is a safe place to put down your worries and stresses at your own pace, giving you the chance to clear your …
Knowing what you don’t want can be a valuable stepping stone to working out what you do want. Both aspects add to the wonderful variety of life and ease our decision-making. As you learn a unique step-by-step journal writing framework, you’ll also be inspired to appreciate all of your options. Imagine you were stepping into …
Your thoughts matter. The way you think about yourself and others has an impact on the way you feel. Just because you have a loud negative voice inside your mind (we all have one of those), doesn’t mean that it’s the voice you should be listening to. Journal writing is an incredible way to gently question your …
