Hello!

I mentioned it in last week's blog post email, but just in case you missed that ...

I'm running a free workshop this Tuesday (10th), Seven Steps to Shape a Strong Story Idea.

(Yes, I do like alliteration! 😅)

It takes place at 7pm GMT / 3pm EDT / noon PDT.

This is a hands-on session so you can make solid progress on developing your novel idea during the hour we're together: you'll have a workbook to use throughout (no-one except you will see what you write in this).

Just click this link to register:

👉 Register for "Seven Steps to Shape a Strong Story Idea"

A couple of things to know:

If you've been taking the seven-day course on "Grow Your Novel Idea", this workshop covers the same material ... so it's a great chance to catch up if you got behind on the emails.
If you came to the January masterclass "Develop Your Novel Idea", this workshop is similar (though you're welcome to attend it too, especially as this session is more hands-on).

The main part of the workshop will last about 45 minutes, then I'll talk about next steps, and have some time for Q&A.

Happy writing,

Ali

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