Thursday, June 26

Writing Ghost Stories - 4-week course

A four-week course exploring the essentials of writing a ghost story, taking in atmosphere, characterisation, pacing and much more!

By Alex Davis Events

Date and time

June 26 · 4am - July 17 · 5:30am PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 21 days 1 hour

WRITING GHOST STORIES

4-week online course

Thursdays 26th June-17th July, 12pm-1:30pm each week

Tickets £40, sessions delivered via Google Meet

This 4-week course examines the essentials of writing a ghost story! Led by lecturer and workshopper Alex Davis (also the originator of the UK Ghost Story Festival), the course will include tips on writing techniques, discussions, writing exercises and more.

Week 1 - Course Introduction and Atmosphere

Week 2 - Characterisation in Ghost Stories

Week 3 - Pacing and the Reveal

Week 4 - Ghost Stories in Publishing

All sessions will be recorded for participants, with recordings, slides and handouts provided to the group via Dropbox.

For any queries, email Alex at alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk

Organized by

Alex Davis Events

Alex Davis is an established organiser of horror, fantasy and science-fiction events. He established and co-ordinates the popular Edge-Lit and Sledge-Lit events in Derby, with Edge-Lit now entering its eighth year. He also chaired the FantasyCon 2016 event in Scarborough, where Guest of Honour took in Joe Hill, Scott Lynch, Frances Hardinge, Derek Landy, Mike/MR Carey and Adam Nevill.