Instructor: Julia Lye

You've written some short stories... now what?

The best way to improve as a writer is to write more often while writing better. This advanced workshop is for those who have written stories in the past and want to improve. It's perfect for those who have taken the introductory Short Story Writing Workshop with Julia.

In this 4 week workshop, you'll build on what you've learned about storytelling and develop more ideas to write about. If you're already an experienced writer, we'll further develop your craft in a friendly, supportive environment. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

When and Where

We will meet every Thursday evening, 6 - 8 pm, online via Google Meet on Jan 14, 21, 28 and Feb 4... four action-packed weeks of writing fun!

The Advanced Short Story Writing Workshop is a no-nonsense, practical, supportive gathering to help you understand the mechanics, discipline, and creativity of writing a story. Now that you've learned the basics, it's time to build on those to improve our craft. We're so confident the workshop will help you draft an awesome short story that we're offering a 100% personal money back guarantee.

Here are some of the things we'll cover:

- Advanced plotting techniques and tools

- The psychology of character building

-World building

- Mastering action, summary and dialogue

- Mastering feelings, thought and background

- Writing more efficiently

- Editing and the final touches

PLUS you have full access to the private Facebook writers group, story-building templates.

What We'll Do

In-class time is a mix of teaching the above writing strategies and showing real-life examples of how they work. We will also spend time writing and discussing our writing in class so you’ll have a chance to learn as much as we can from each other.

Published Anthology

At the end of the workshop, we'll gather your stories and publish them in an anthology through DeeBee Books and make it available on Amazon.

Our Role

Our role is to coach you through the story-writing process, give you constructive feedback, show you the proven techniques that experienced writers use, and challenge your assumptions. I will help you develop your story idea, characters and plotting so you have a clear roadmap to follow.

Money Back Guarantee

We're so confident our program will help you draft your first short story that we're offering a 100% personal money back guarantee. If you do the work and you're not completely satisfied by the end of the workshop, we'll personally help you get on track or give you your money back no questions asked.

Class size is limited so sign up today!

What Others Are Saying About the Ottawa Writing Workshops

“Thank you! Wonderful, useful and welcoming!”

“Great session!”

“I really enjoyed the class. I learned a lot. I would have liked an even longer session as I really enjoyed everything we learned today. Thanks!”

“The writing exercises were fun and motivating.”

“Best practical ‘How To’ guidelines to writing and revising”

Refund and Intellectual Property Policy

When you sign up for this workshop, you agree to and understand the following:

- any stories, story ideas, character ideas, or anything related to the development of fiction in the workshop remain the intellectual property of the individual participant

- full refunds will only be issued up to 7 days before the workshop takes place. After that, no refund will be issued for any reason, including but not limited to personal issues, schedule conflicts, or illness. This is necessary to ensure that the costs I have to commit to personally with respect to room rentals, equipment rentals, materials and other expenses are covered.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to register for the workshop?

No. Everyone is welcome and all levels are welcome from beginner to experienced.

What's Google Meet all about... I've never used it?

It's pretty simple. You'll be sent a link via email for the Meet. Just click on the link and you're in! Of course, the instructor will help you get familiar with the platform each step of the way.

What can I bring into the event?

Bring any story ideas you may already have and enthusiasm!

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

contact David at davidallanhamilton00 @ gmail.com

Meet Your Instructor for this workshop... Julia Lye

Julia will facilitate this workshop. She is a graduate of the English Literature program at Carleton University, has participated in several of our workshops, and is the author of many short stories. Her most recent novel is "Anelisha Knight in The Yarns of Gods". Julia was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her interest in writing fiction began one March Break, long ago, when her sister suggested they each write a story to fill their boredom. Since then, she has never stopped writing, except to binge-watch TV shows and get creative with Dungeons and Dragons.