12-Month Novel Writing Course
This course is designed to support, guide and motivate writers to sustain a long-term narrative project. We will meet every other week over forty-two weeks, for structured sessions which consist of facilitator presentations, group discussions, workshopping, and guided writing.
About the Course:
Every other Friday, 6-8:30pm GMT for 9 months.
Plus three, monthly Novel Writing Support Group meetings
Do you have an idea for a novel but aren't sure how to start? Perhaps you're already working on a longer project and would benefit from some support with maintaining motivation and momentum?
This 12-Month Novel Writing course is designed to support, guide and motivate writers to sustain writing a long-form narrative project. This might be a novel, a memoir, narrative poetry, or a hybrid project. We will meet every other Friday (6-8pm UK) over forty-two weeks, to engage in structured writing sessions. These sessions will consist of a mix of facilitator presentation, group discussion, workshopping, and guided writing. Suggestions for writing between sessions will keep your draft moving forward. All structured sessions will be recorded and shared with all ticket holders, so it is possible to engage with the sessions even when you cannot attend live.
As this is a year-long course and is limited to 16 writers, regular attendance and a strong commitment to your project are encouraged. No refunds (or payment plan cancellations) can be made later than 14 days before the start of the course.
Structured Sessions:
*The below represents one possible course structure. Adjustments may be made before the course start date, and throughout the course in response to the group's specific needs and interests.
Part I: Development
Session 1: Introductions
We'll get to know each other, our projects, and main characters.
Session 2: Whose Story is it?
We'll start to develop our primary characters personalities and back stories.
Session 3: What Happens?
We'll lay out the series of events our story will cover
Session 4: When, Where and for How Long?
We'll delve into setting and world-building
Session 5: How Does it Happen?
We'll experiment with point of view and tense.
Session 6: Progress Tracking and 'Goal-Setting'
We'll consider long and short-term aims, and experiment with ways of tracking progress (that don't always rely on word counts)
SUMMER BREAK
Part II: Draft Writing
Session 7: Voice & Dialogue
We'll focus on creating voice on the page.
Session 8: Opening & Closing
We'll experiment with ways to start our scenes and consider whether having a clear destination makes the journey easier.
Session 9: Small Group Feedback 1
We'll do a 'positivity pass' on other participant's work and discuss in small groups.
Session 10: Summary & Scene
How can we balance pace through active scenes, and evocative, specific summary?
Session 11: Conflict & Crisis
We'll focus on building tension and our main dramatic turning points
Session 12: Small Group Feedback 2
We'll give tailored feedback on other participant's work and discuss in small groups.
Session 13: The Genre Question
What genre are we writing in, and how can we meet and subvert reader expectations?
Session 14: Structure & Pacing
We'll break down our whole story outline and consider how best to structure our overall narrative.
Session 15: Showing & Telling
We'll think about keeping our writing detailed, specific and active.
Session 16: Language & Style
We'll look at how grammar, punctuation and word choice are tools we can use to our advantage.
WINTER BREAK
Part III: Feedback & Final Steps
Sessions 17-20: Full Group Workshopping
Each writer will have an opportunity to submit up to 3,000 words of draft work for feedback from the whole group. Suggested writing for between sessions will focus on continuing forward with your draft.
Session 21: Synopsis, Summary & Submission
We'll consider how to write engaging summaries and cover letters in preparation for submitting to agents/publishers.
SPRING BREAK
The Novel Writers Support Group Meetings:
We know writing a novel can take years - so we won't leave you stranded at the end of the course! All attendees will receive a free three-month subscription to the Novel Writers Support Group (Apr, May, Jun 2026) which consists of live, monthly, group progress check-ins, with the option to continue for £5 a month. Novel Writers Support Group sessions will not be recorded.
Ticket Pricing & Info
Tickets are available at three tiers.
General Admission Tickets represent the true cost of the course. Accomplice Tickets are for those who can afford to pay a little extra in order to subsidise a lower cost ticket. Subsidised Tickets are offered at a discount for those who can't afford the full course cost. Please choose whichever tier best suits your income and budget. A limited number of Subsidised Tickets are offered as standard. More may become available if an equivalent number of Accomplice Tickets are sold.
Ticket Tiers
Accomplice: £549 (or 12 monthly payments of £45.75)
General Admission: £449 (or 12 monthly payments of £37.42)
Subsidised: £349 (or 12 monthly payments of £29.08)
Refunds and Cancellations:
Ticket refunds and payment plan cancellations can be made up to 14 days before the start of the course. After this, no refunds or cancellations can be made. If you have questions or concerns about this, please contact krmoorhead.lit@gmail.com before booking.
We reserve the right to cancel the course if we do not meet a minimum number of registrants. In this instance, all tickets will be fully refunded.
Attendees have the option of booking a 1:1 mentoring session with KR to take place after the structured sessions end. This includes reading up to 2,000 words of your novel project and a 60-minute tutorial to discuss feedback and next steps. All ticket tiers represent a significant discount on standard mentoring rates and are only available to course members.
Mentoring Tickets:
Accomplice: £85
General Admission: £75
Subsidised: £65
*mentoring tickets must be paid for in full
Purchase Tickets (pay in full)
Payment Plans
Novel Course (Accomplice)
45.75£Every monthValid for 12 monthsNovel Course (General Admission)
37.42£Every monthValid for 12 monthsNovel Course (Subsidised)
29.08£Every monthValid for 12 months
FAQs
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Who is this course for?
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Anyone who has an idea for, or has been working on, a long-form, narrative writing project. As this is a year-long course and places are limited to 16 writers, the ability to attend sessions regularly and a strong commitment to your project are encouraged.
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Does my project have to be a novel?
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No! Your project might be a novel, novella, or novelette, but it could also be narrative poetry, a memoir, playscript, screenplay or hybrid form. Previous attendees have worked on a tv series script, a novel in verse, and both traditional and 'radical' memoirs.
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Do I need to be an experienced writer to join?
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It is suggested that you have some writing experience already, but this can be informal (personal writing practice, informal writing groups etc) and in any form or genre. The course should be useful to writers new to longer-form projects, as well as those with experience.
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Will I be expected to produce a certain number of words?
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This course takes a 'neuroqueer' approach to writing, which means it leans away from strict expectations in regards to 'production', and instead focuses on movement as progress. Group members will be guided in developing their own personal methods for 'tracking progress' and setting achievable aims for themselves. Writing invitations from me and regular opportunities to share work in the group will help maintain momentum.
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What is included in the ticket price?
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Access to twenty-one live, structured sessions via Zoom, which will consist of discussions, presentations, guided writing and group feedback
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Access to all session recordings, exercises, & slideshows, as well as relevant further reading materials, throughout the course and in perpetuity.
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Access to a Google Classroom space where all materials will be hosted and group members are able to interact with each other and me, throughout the course and in perpetuity.
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You will be assigned an 'accountability' group of approx 4 members, to help you stay engaged in your process between sessions and over holiday breaks.
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Free and continuous access to all Writing Sprint sessions (Mondays 5-6pm & Thursdays 10-11am GMT) from the start of the course.
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Three months free access to the Novel Writing Support Group to follow the end of the structured sessions, with the option to continue indefinitely for £5 a month.
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1:1 feedback and discussion of your project with me is not included in the ticket price, but can be booked as an add-on.
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