ORWRITE COURSES
Skill Building for Creative Writers
Develop your writing skills, deepen your ideas, and grow your confidence.
Develop your writing skills, deepen your ideas, and grow in confidence.
A 6-week in-person course for writers looking to build on the basics — exploring storytelling, character, and style through guided sessions and practical exercises.
Duration
6-week course
Dates
Starts on the 15th of May, every Friday
Schedule
Fridays, 1pm–3pm
Location
Stoke Christian Centre, Plymouth
Group Size
Small supportive group
Price
£75
Course Overview
Everything you need to know before you join
Each session includes guided teaching, practical writing exercises, and space to develop your skills in a supportive group setting.
Practical Skills
Small Group Support
Guided Sessions
Creative Exploration
Story Development
Writing Confidence
Basic Rules
Revisit and refine the fundamentals of storytelling to strengthen your writing
Plotting
Explore different approaches to structuring both short and long fiction
Character
Develop deeper, more believable characters beyond your own experience
Worldbuilding
Create immersive worlds that go beyond simple description
Theme
Discover the meaning behind your writing and what you want to say
Style
Begin to develop your voice and approach to writing through practice and experimentation
Novels and Novellas
You’ll be encouraged to deepen your character and setting portrayal, writing complete scenes to fit into a novel.
Short Fiction
You’ll try your hand at short stories and flash fiction to understand the heart of a story.
Script and Screenplay
You’ll develop dialogue and character interaction, distilling your writing into effective and efficient scripts.
COURSE CONTENT
What You'll Learn
Over 6 weeks, you’ll build on the foundations of creative writing and develop the key skills needed to strengthen your work.
Basic Rules
You'll learn the fundamentals of storytelling. From short stories to script writing, you'll discover the key ingredients to story and how to use them to craft a great tale
Plotting
You'll cover different approaches to story plot and how they work across all styles of fiction
Character
You'll delve into the most loved and hated characters from literature, learning what makes them memorable and using them to inspire your own
Setting
You'll be encouraged to dive into worlds of your imagining, drawing on real experience to create immersive settings that jump from the page
Genre
You'll cover a range of genres, examining differences in approach, standards and reader expectation
What you'll learn
Prose
You'll have the chance to try your hand at novel form as well as short and flash fiction styles
Poetry
We'll look at a variety of poetry forms and get creative with all things lyrical
Scripts
We'll look at scripts from stage and screen to help you write scenes fit for the movies
What we'll cover
Foundations
Revisit the core principles of storytelling and strengthen your understanding of the basics
Exploration
Experiment with different approaches to plot, character, and setting
Writing Practice
Apply what you learn through structured exercises and guided writing time
Discussion & Reflection
Share ideas, explore different perspectives, and deepen your understanding
Feedback & Support
Receive guidance and encouragement in a relaxed, supportive environment
Development
Build confidence in your writing and begin to develop your own style
WHAT TO EXPECT
How the Course Works
Each week focuses on a different aspect of creative writing, combining guided teaching, practical exercises, and time to develop your own work.
LOCATION
A Quiet Space to Write
Orwrite Together retreats are held at Stoke Christian Centre in Plymouth (listed on maps as Stoke Methodist Church on Devonport Road / Belmont Place).
The space offers a calm, welcoming environment away from distractions — giving you the time and headspace to focus fully on your writing.
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This course is designed for developing writers who already have some basic experience and want to build on their skills.
While it’s best to attend each week, you’ll still be able to continue developing your skills between sessions.
Each session includes practical writing exercises, with optional work to continue between sessions at your own pace.
Yes — you’ll receive guidance and supportive feedback throughout the course.
Yes — this course is designed as a natural next step to help you build on the basics and develop your skills further.
A notebook or laptop — whatever you feel most comfortable writing with.
At Stoke Christian Centre (Methodist Church) in Plymouth.
Group sizes are kept small to ensure a supportive and focused environment.
