Another Writers Write Course in Durban and Romancing the Dollar

We will be hosting another Writers Write course in Durban, as a one week course, from 29nd September – 3rd October from 09:00 – 13:00 daily.
I, Amanda, will be training this course for this session only.
Please note that we only have a limited number of available spaces on this course. If you would like to [...]

Writers Write Durban 2008 – Only Two More Places Available

37 graduates published – two places available for Writers Write Durban 25 – 29 August 2008
Special 1-week course (Durban only)
25 – 29 August 2008
The Writers Write Course Includes lectures and modules on:
1.   Story Ideas & Plotting
2.   Viewpoint & Genre
3.   Setting & Description
4.   Scenes/Beginnings, Middles and Ends
5.   Dialogue
6.   Characters
7.   Pacing/Rewriting & Research
8.   Manuscript Preparation & Advice [...]

37 Published Authors for The Write Co

Amanda Patterson, founder and CEO of The Write Co, created Writers Write, one of the most successful creative writing courses in South Africa, almost five years ago. Lizet Engelbrecht is the 37th student of the course to be published.
Lizet Engelbrecht recently received the good news that her Afrikaans romance novel, entitled Sewe dae, has been [...]

Amanda Will Train the First Writers’ Write Course in Durban

We will be hosting the inaugural Writers Write course in Durban, as a one week course, from 25th August – 29th August from 09:00 – 13:00 daily. I will be training this course for this session only.
Please note that we only have a limited number of available spaces on this [...]

An Intimate Workshop with Acclaimed Poets

Join Poets Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar
Renowned Poets & Extraordinary Teachers
offer a full-day workshop
Doesn’t this sound like a dream come true? For us South African’s the tricky part is that this Intimate Workshop with Acclaimed Poets is in the Hudson Valley in New York.
But there are some good links to read their work… and to [...]

The 5 Most Common Problems First Time Writers Share

by Amanda Patterson
I have run my creative writing course, Writers Write for four years.
I have learned so much from teaching novelists to dream their books into life.
I have watched people struggle as they decide whether or not they need to attend a writing course.
After many rejections and lots of reflection, they join.
Writing teachers and mentors, [...]

Writers Write Now a Correspondence Course

I am happy to announce that The Write Co is now able to offer our flagship creative writing course, Writers Write, as a correspondence course. Over the past few years, many aspiring novelists have attended the Writers Write course, which has resulted in 35 authors getting published.
However, even those who are not yet published, who [...]

The Problem with Writing your Novel

You Are Not Alone
I have run my course, Writers Write for almost five years now. I have learned so much from teaching novelists to dream their books into life. I have watched people struggle as they decide whether or not they need to attend a writing course. After many rejections and lots of reflection, they [...]

Writing a Memoir – Amanda Says Theme is not Plot

Determine your theme and you are well on your way to writing an interesting memoir says Amanda Patterson of The Write Co.
Writing a memoir has become more than a pipe dream for many South Africans. The Write Co has two graduates whose memoirs were published in 2007: Caryl Wyatt’s, Look me in the eye and [...]

On Writing, by Amanda Patterson

A 360 page novel begins with one sentence.
Do not wait for inspiration. It’s never on time.
You can have your book or you can have your excuses. You can’t have both.
Dream as if you’ll live forever. Write as if you’ll die today.
You have permission to write badly.
One page a day is a 365 page novel in [...]