In Vino Veritas

Fiction with Alison MacLeod

Bring a Story to Life

Whatever your level of experience, this course will help you to tell the story you want to tell or to discover the story you’ve yet to imagine. You’ll reflect on, experiment with and grow more confident in the art and techniques of fiction-writing.

In seminars guided by an experienced novelist and short story writer, you’ll explore what brings a story to life, and the question of how writers create three-dimensional characters on the page. You’ll delve into some of the deep currents of fiction while also developing your skills in the practicalities of plotting, writing dialogue and editing your prose. Seminars will include talks by the instructor, group discussions, the reading of short fiction extracts, and writing tasks to encourage new writing and fresh approaches. You will also have the benefit of one-to-one dialogue about your work with the instructor.