From the paranormal to the ghostly, the alien to the fantastical, the vampiric to the demonic, supernatural fiction is a broad genre that is full of the unexpected and the unexplainable. Whether you are inspired by classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or contemporary titles such as The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters and The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings, this masterclass is for you.
Author Caroline Green will be discussing world-building, how to take decisions that lead to the supernatural being accepted in a story, as well as how to avoid cliches. With your supernatural setting established, she will then offer her top tips for creating characters and narrative that have your audience on the edge of their seat. Through sharing her own experience of writing her haunted house story The Whisper House, extracts from ghost stories and practical writing exercises, Caroline will help you take your supernatural story to the next level. Perhaps something stranger than you thought possible was lurking just out of reach...
As a writer of both adult fiction and young adult fiction, Caroline will also cover how the supernatural can be explored for both audiences, and will answer your questions about the editorial and publishing processes for both.
15 minutes will be reserved for a Q&A at the end of the masterclass.
This masterclass will be online, video platform to be confirmed. It will also be recorded so if you are unable to attend live, you'll be able to catch-up and access the recording for up to two weeks.
Writing as Cass Green, Caroline's debut adult novel The Woman Next Door was a Number 1 e-book bestseller and her second, In A Cottage, In A Wood was a Sunday Times top ten and USA Today bestseller. She is also an award-winning author of fiction for young people. Her first novel, Dark Ride won the RONA Young Adult Book of the Year and the Waverton Good Read Award. Cracks was recommended on Radio 4’s Open Book programme and Hold Your Breath won the Oldham Book Award. She is the Writer in Residence at East Barnet School and has taught writing at City University and for Writers & Artists. In 2021, Sleep Tight, the first of three genre-bending police procedurals, was published by HarperCollins.
The workshop fee of £30 (incl. VAT) is payable in full online. Please note that payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on events@writersandartists.co.uk so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
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