Jaywick Martello Tower: Creative Net - Creative Writing with David Brown
Free workshops on the first Wednesday of every month. Everybody welcome! Join David Brown for this exciting one-off workshop, you will get to explore experimenting with a variety of styles and ideas with a view of stimulating new content.
Through various activities and exploration exercises we will begin building up your own writing skills as well as developing ways to use language creatively to capture your audience’s attention.
Delving into lyrics, short stories, plays and poetry, the course will culminate in the opportunity to share your own practice and receive constructive feedback given from peers that you can act on.
Materials, coffee, biscuits, and creative conversations provided.
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