25th August 2010:
I hope you've all had a wonderful summer break and are feeling refreshed! Bookings are coming in for Making Memorable Scenes on 2nd October and Shape Up and Make your Pitch on 16th October - I'm looking forward to meeting you then!
19th July 2010:
During the summer period I may be away from my computer from time to time. Do please email me with enquiries at info@fictionfire.co.uk but if you need a more immediate reply please text or call 07827 455723. Thanks - and have a great summer break yourselves - I hope to be meeting some of you in the autumn!
7th July 2010:
Full details of Making Memorable Scenes and Shape Up and Make Your Pitch are now on my Course Dates and Details page. I hope you'll be able to join us!
22nd June 2010:
Booking is now open for my October courses - please visit the Course Dates and Details page for further details.
10th June 2010:
Announcing the subjects of my autumn day courses at Trinity College - on October 2nd, Making Memorable Scenes and on October 16th, Shape Up and Make Your Pitch. Full course details will be posted soon: I hope you can come along!
31st May 2010:
The weather was gorgeous also on the 15th! What luck! Thank you, all of you, who attended Essential Editing and were so complimentary about the venue! I'm now looking ahead to the autumn: I'll be running day courses on the 2nd and 16th of October. I'll be be posting details of these courses very soon, but in the meantime, if there's an area of creative writing you'd be interested in seeing me cover on a fictionfire course, do please let me know at info@fictionfire.co.uk
9th May 2010:
Trinity was looking beautiful on the 1st for my course on Character Building. There are only a few days left to book for Essential Editing on the 15th!
22nd April 2010:
Only a week to go to my Character Building course! Time is running out to sign up!
Problems with sending out replies to people contacting me via info@fictionfire.co.uk or my contact form now seem to have been resolved - but if you don't receive a prompt response from me, check your spam filter - and you can ring me on 07827 455723.
14th April 2010:
I've discovered some people aren't getting my replies when they email me: if you haven't heard from me, please check your junk/spam folder and add info@fictionfire.co.uk and mail@fictionfire.co.uk to your safe list. You can also ring me on 07827 455723. I always reply to enquiries so do get in touch.
Oh, and by the way, only just over two weeks left if you want to book a place on my course on Character Building!
1st April 2010:
Just a reminder that there's only a month left to make a booking for my Character Building course on the 1st of May. Surely by then the spring weather will have arrived!
5th March 2010:
If you are thinking of signing up for Character Building on the 1st May or Essential Editing on the 15th May and would like to stay over in Oxford, en suite bedrooms are available at Trinity College. This is a great opportunity to make a weekend of it, get a taste of college life and explore this wonderful city from a base right at its heart. If you are interested in booking accommodation as well as the day course, contact me at info@fictionfire.co.uk
25th January 2010:
Booking is now open for my spring courses at Trinity College. Character Building is on the 1st May and Essential Editing on the 15th. Cross to Course Dates and Details to find out more. I do hope you can join us!
17th January 2010:
Happy New Year! I wish you every writing success in 2010. I'm delighted to announce two new fictionfire courses: on May 1st, Character Building, and on May 15th, Essential Editing. Full details will be posted soon on my Course Dates and Details page and booking will open, but you can if you wish register an interest in attending by contacting me at info@fictionfire.co.uk .
18th December 2009:
I've now finalised dates for the next set of fictionfire courses at Trinity College, Oxford: 1st and 15th May. Further details will be posted soon. I do hope to see you there!
17th December 2009:
New fictionfire courses will be running in early May, which is one of the best months for visiting Oxford. I'll be finalising dates shortly - keep the 1st, the 8th and the 15th free!
3rd December 2009:
My first two courses, on getting started as a novelist and on plotting, have now run - thank you, all of you, who attended. It was lots of fun and totally exhausting! I am now looking forward to setting up courses in 2010, once more at Trinity College, which was a lovely venue. If you are interested in fictionfire courses, do keep checking the website for details as I post them. You can also join the mailing list or register your interest via the contact form or by emailing info@fictionfire.co.uk. If there are any particular aspects of creative writing you would like to see me cover, do let me know.
26th November 2009:
On Saturday I run my second fictionfire course (so you have one day left in which to book!). I've really enjoyed planning and setting up these courses and look forward to running some more in the spring so do keep returning to this site - and if you want to let me know about subjects you'd like to see me cover, then email info@fictionfire.co.uk
15th November 2009:
It looks like the guest book and mailing list problems are sorted out now (fingers crossed!). I welcome visitors' comments and hope there will be no further trouble - but if you are looking for specific information or answers, it's best to approach me via the Contact Form or by emailing info@fictionfire.co.uk.
14th November 2009:
I'm pretty horrified to discover that my guest book page isn't working (and the mailing list too) and I'm worried that people may have made comments which I have not acknowledged. I'm not rude - I've just been kept in the dark! I'm trying to sort it out with the Mr Site techs but if unsuccessful I'll delete the Guest Page. If you have made a comment or a mailing list request, please do get in touch again via the Contact Form or by emailing info@fictionfire.co.uk. Thanks!
13th November 2009:
One week to go to my first course, Get that Novel Up and Running, on the 21st November. If you have any questions to ask before booking, don't hesitate to contact me at info@fictionfire.co.uk
7th November 2009:
Less than two weeks to go - the first fictionfire course, Get that Novel Up and Running, is on the 21st November, followed by Blindfold into the Maze: Plotting your Novel on the 28th. Make your booking now!
21st October 2009:
NEWS! You can now pay for fictionfire courses by Paypal!
Just go to the Online Shop page and choose Course 1: Get that Novel Up and Running (21st November) or Course 2: Blindfold into the Maze - Plotting your Novel (28th November).
For further details about the courses, see Course Dates and Details