Fiction Writing Workshops With a Twist: A Writing Holiday in Greece

Why THESE Fiction Writing Workshops Are Just The Boost You Need

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Fiction writing workshops with a twist: Imagine having a published author right there at your shoulder, helping you write your novel. Just a dream?

No! Not when you go to one of Tracy Culleton's fiction writing workshops. Tracy is a bestselling Irish author I know who adores helping new and aspiring writers learn their craft. From plots to characters and all the way to getting published, she's been there and can guide YOU on the same journey.

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Not only that, but she'll tutor you in a beautiful Greek village, off the beaten tourist path. What better way to get away from your everyday work life and meet others who write, too?

Besides having lots of peace and time for your writing (which you may not have in your daily life), you'll have some free time for sight-seeing and just having fun. All the while, you'll be learning new tools and techniques to take home with you and continue on your writing journey.

A Brief Sample of What You'll Learn At These
Fiction Writing Workshops:

PLOTS - what they are, how to get an infinite supply of good ones, and how to structure them.
CHARACTERS – how to create interesting, compelling and above all, real characters who will intrigue and attract your readers. How psychological studies are writers’ best friends, and how to use your own real life experiences to create your characters. The importance of the character arc in writing.
DIALOGUE – How to write dialogue that sounds natural, but isn’t (because it can’t be). How to use dialogue tags effectively. Should you use accents or not? How to show tone and emotion through dialogue. How to create drama and tension through dialogue.
DESCRIPTION – how to use detail to paint that picture in your reader’s mind. How to invoke the five senses and colour to enhance your description. Also: adjectives and adverbs – when and how
to use.
SHOW-DON'T-TELL ‘Showing’ is usually the worst sin a writer can commit – how to avoid it when you should, and when it’s actually okay to use it.
FORESHADOWING – how to use it to keep your reader hooked, and how to use it to fool your readers.
SACRED CONTRACT – you have one with your readers whether you know it or not – how to set the terms of it, and why you absolutely MUST keep to it. What’s the Deus ex Machina, and why should you never, ever, use it.
WRITER'S BLOCK – What causes it (hint – it’s actually your subconscious trying to help you!), and how to cure it. Tracy will be introducing EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) – the most powerful and simple way of erasing writer’s block. To the best of our knowledge, nobody else in the whole world is using EFT for writers – this is your unique chance to get the power of this tool to turbo-charge your writing.
POINT OF VIEW - Point of View – or, Who’s telling the story? It’s essential to get this right, but many writers don’t. Tracy will clearly and easily guide you through this maze so you’ll always be clear (and therefore so will your readers, which is the important thing) about who’s telling the story. Point of View is also one of your most powerful tools in making the reader care what’s happening, if it’s used correctly – and one of the quickest ways of turning the reader off, if it’s not.
EDITING – There’s no good writing, only re-writing. How to edit your work to make it stronger and tighter. The power of avoiding weak words. How to identify which words you overuse, and eliminate them.
PACING – Too fast exhausts your readers, too slow bores them – how to get pacing right. Tips and tricks to manipulate the pace of your story.
GETTING PUBLISHED – how to improve your chances of publication.
Even more – the hero’s journey, avoiding passive voice, using coincidence in story, being a writer, the courage of a writer and more.

"Tracy Culleton is an ideal facilitator for new and aspiring authors ...Sympathetic, with a relaxed and easy personality, she is extremely approachable and explains the more technical areas of writing in an understandable and accessible way... I would recommend her highly..." Vanessa O'Loughlin, Inkwell Writers' Courses

Back home in Ireland, Tracy tutors writers regularly, so you know she's good at fiction writing workshops, too. With her light-hearted style of teaching, you'll enjoy every moment of learning with her guidance.

Book Your Writing Holiday Now![LINK]

Meet Your Hosts for These Fiction Writing Workshops:

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You'll be staying in the lovely village of Eleftheres at Kairos Garden with Tove, who's originally from Norway, and Christos, her Greek husband. This family-run bed and breakfast is actually two villas and a small restaurant located just a short stroll from the various shops in the village.

Tove and Christos will treat you as honored guests, not merely paying clients. They will arrange pick-up and drop-off from the nearest airport to get you to and from the holiday. You'll be fed breakfast at their hotel every morning before class begins and lunch afterwards. Afternoons, you are free to work on writing exercises, go to the beach, take a walk, go sightseeing or just relax.

Upcoming Fiction Writing Workshops with Tracy

If you're interested in one of Tracy's fiction writing workshops, she has one coming up May 16-23, 2009. But book soon [LINK] , because she only takes eight students at a time, so the slots will fill up fast!

The price is 850 Euros (about $1133 US), and includes your transportation to and from one of two nearby airports, 7 nights accommodation at Kairos Garden in a double room (no single rooms available), breakfast and lunch.

If you have a friend or partner you want to bring who isn't a writer, they can share your room for just 300 Euros (about $400 US). Children can be accommodated on a spare bed in parent's room for only 50 Euros (about $67 US). On request, Tove and Christos will arrange babysitting during
class time.

More About Tracy Culleton:
Why Her Fiction Writing Workshops are Worth Every Penny

Fiction Writing Workshops 1 Tracy Culleton has been on her own writer's journey for some time. To date, she is the author of three published novels. Not only did her first book spend three weeks on the top-10 bestseller list, but she won an award with it. It's called Looking Good, and reviewers agree the book is hard to
put down.

Looking Good became a reality shortly after winning the "Write a Bestseller" competition on RTE’s Open House. It’s plainly obvious from the first few pages why this book was chosen unanimously. The characters are flawless and deal superbly with the emotional conflicts of modern day life. There is something in this novel that everyone can relate to and the only thing that's hard to believe is that this is Tracy Culleton’s debut novel. - Woman's Way Magazine

Her second novel, Loving Lucy was also well-received.

Loving Lucy is not only well written but again I couldn't put it down and ended up almost missing my stop on the train on more than one occasion. - a reader's e-mail to Tracy

Novel number three is More Than Friends, and she didn't miss the mark with it, either.

This is Tracy Culleton's third novel, and as with her first two Looking Good and Loving Lucy she has produced a gripping tale which will have the reader holding their breath as they follow Sally's journey. - Evening Echo

Join Tracy in Greece this May for an unforgettable experience at one of her fiction writing workshops![LINK]

To contact Tracy with questions about her fiction writing workshops, click this link.

For information on getting to Eleftheres , click this link.

To contact Tove with questions about accommodations click this link.