Festival of Writing #FOW14 Review

 

The Festival of Writing 2014 (my fourth in a row) was the best one yet. Although I didn’t come away with a literary agent chained to my ankle, I did meet some wonderful new people, and got to embrace many old.

The festival, organised by the wonderful Writers Workshop - http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk/events.html - always brings the joy of writing to the masses. Where else would you find an event that introduces you to literary agents, editors, and writers galore from as far as Australia. Believe me there were people from Norway, Sweden, USA, and other countries. All shared the same passion: writing.

Over 3 days (where food and board is included in the price), I got to mingle, tingle, and wriggle with people that understand block, prepositions, showing not telling, editing, genres, dialogue, POV, voice, and much, much more.

Year on year when I think I know it all – another new fact or step to my learning curve arrives.

I strongly recommend that if you are serious about writing – you must attend. Regardless of if you are an agent hunter, an agent hater, an indie promoter, or a self publisher walking on the edge, this festival will help you.

Come learn with others.

Come learn the basics.

Come learn the rules.

Then learn how to break them.

There were workshops for all sorts. Self publishing. Showing no telling. Accidental Humour. Pacing. Plotting. Horror. Editing. Psychic Distance. Dialogue. Arcs. Characters. Art of Storytelling with Pixar. More and more and more.

Being at an event makes you appreciate the hard work and how human agents are. They are great people and I consider many to be friends. They are real, and if you deliver the goods, they will support you.

Are you a writer?

Then stand tall and walk amongst the literature proud.

We are writers.

We await your presence.