Have you ever paused as you’re reading something and thought “Now that is a beautiful sentence” or finished a book and even said out loud “Wow! That was amazing!” and wondered “How did they do that?”

This interactive workshop explores the art of reading like writers so we can identify key elements of craft and learn from excellent writers. Through close reading of excerpts from a variety of literary texts, we’ll examine how highly regarded authors make craft choices at the level of the sentence, scene, chapter and whole-book structure. Together we’ll investigate techniques that shape vivid characters, settings, imagery, dialogue and create narrative tension. 
Throughout the day you’ll experiment with applying these techniques to your own writing through a series of short, practical exercises designed to generate new material and fresh insights.

Whatever genre you’re writing, this workshop will help you expand your creative toolbox, sharpen your reading skills, and discover new possibilities for your own work.

Commencing at 10am and concluding at 4pm, Betty's one-day workshop will be held at East Bowral Community Centre, 71 Boardman Road, East Bowral.  Bring along a packed lunch or purchase it along with coffee and snacks from the nearby Scottish Arms Hotel.  Participants are asked to bring writing materials (pen/pencil & paper or fully charged device). 
Limited to 10 participants. Course Fee: $220 To book click here or on the 'Book Now' link opposite

Bio:
Dr Betty O'Neill has a Doctorate of Creative Arts, Grad. Dip. Music Therapy, M. Bus., Grad. Dip. Employment Relations, B. Sc. (Hons), B.A.(History & Psychology).  She is a Sydney-based author, workshop and retreat facilitator, and university lecturer in Creative Intelligence and Innovation in the TD (Transdisciplinary) School at the University of Technology Sydney. Betty has a passion for learning, as her eclectic range of degrees attests, most recently a Doctorate of Creative Arts and her teaching is underpinned with sound research, interactive processes and creativity. Betty loves facilitating writing workshops and retreats, talking writing, books and creativity and paddling the waterways in my inflatable kayak. 
As a past Director of the Board of the Society of Australian Genealogy (SAG), Betty has a passion for memoir and family history and facilitate regular Introduction to Writing Family History workshops for both SAG and Writing NSW. 
Betty's debut memoir, The Other Side of Absence, was published by Ventura Press in 2020. Betty has also published a range of articles and book chapters (see here) and presented conference papers and workshops in Australia and overseas. Betty is currently researching and writing a memoir/family history on intergenerational homelessness.