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No Worries Writing Workshop: How to Bend Time with Kathryn Heyman
No Worries Writing Workshop: How to Bend Time with Kathryn Heyman
Tying together memory, story and time
Tying together memory, story and time

In this short workshop with acclaimed writer Dr Kathryn Heyman, you'll learn how to pace your writing and manage the passage of time.
If you're writing a memoir or novel, you're wrestling with time. Narrative writing – memoir, novel, story – relies on the management of time to build and release tension, reveal and resolve conflict and lead the reader from a gripping introduction to a satisfying conclusion.
In this short workshop with acclaimed writer Dr Kathryn Heyman, you'll learn how to pace your writing and manage the passage of time. You'll also discover when (and how) to pull back off the throttle and give your readers time to reflect – and ensure important details don't get lost in a narrative blur. You'll leave the workshop knowing how to create a series of 'searing moments' that focus time and tension and how to connect those moments across time.