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Hackney based publisher, Indie Novella, are hosting a monthly in-person Writing Group in Stoke Newington, London. This is open for anyone working on a novel who is looking for a supportive group to provide advice and help to take it forward, be it if you’re struggling with writer’s block or you’re looking to submit to a literary agent and want to bounce around some ideas.
Both Rose Diell and John McMenemie spoke of the importance of Writing Circles in helping writers develop at Stoke Newington Literary Festival and as such we hope this monthly space will allow writers to convene and share their experiences. The format will be in two parts. The first hour we'll sit around and discuss a writing related topic. The first week this will be the challenges of writing a good opening and we can discuss issues we face or share examples of great openings which inspire us. We'll also obviously do some introductions and talk about what we are writing and any issues we are having. The second hour each month will be dedicated to peer reviewing a sample of our writing.
Those interested please email info@indienovella.co.uk. We are at Newington Green at the Mildmay Club on the 4th Thursday of the month, but please email us in advance to confirm. We can also share the resources we'll be discussing in advance.
One of the key reasons Indie Novella was set up was to give a voice to writers whose stories previously went unheard.
