W O R K S H O P S / T A L K S

For details of Judy's workshops in the North of England, please go to www.sheber.co.uk

2010
March 20	'CRYSTAL PROSPERITY' Isbourne Centre, Cheltenham, Glos.
April 24-25	WRITE NOW! A Sense of Place Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 April 10am to 5pm Gussage St Michael, Dorset, UK Part of the 'Write Now' series of workshops, A Sense of Place helps you to enter more fully into the setting for a story – or into your imagination. It is suitable for anyone who wants to write whether beginner or experienced author, fiction or non-fiction. We will use the local sacred landscape of Cranborne Chase - the Dorset Cursus, Knowlton Circles and the chalk streams and valleys that run between – to inspire us. The area is ancient and virtually untouched, being surrounded by stone, iron and bronze age sacred sites that inspire the soul. These ancient hills are full of stories waiting to be told. Our tools will be walking in the footsteps of our ancestors, guided visualisation,and the joy of story telling. (Please bring wet weather gear and appropriate footwear with you.) Cost: £120 (or £125 through the PayPal link below) including lunch, payable on booking. In the event of cancellation by you, this will be non-refundable unless someone can be found to take your place. Venue: Gussage St Michael lies between Salisbury, Blandford, Shaftesbury and Wimborne, Dorset. Local B&B accommodation is available but there is no public transport to the village. To book: Either use the PayPal link below, or send this form together with your cheque to Judy Hall, P.O Box No.5941, Dorset, BH21 9AA.
May 15-16	HIGH VIBRATION CRYSTALS Quaintways, Cardiff Please contact Quaintways for information.
May 22-23	HEALING CONFERENCE Lupton House, Nr. Brixham, Devon Please visit Lupton House for details.
June 5-6	Crystal Prosperity Sheber, St. Helens
July 12-16	PREPARING TO SHIFT? Face to Face with Uranus, the Awakener Preparing for 2012 and the move of Uranus into Aries.
August 1	INTERLIFE CONFERENCE College of Psychic Studies, London A one-day conference on the interlife, bringing together three experts from the UK and the USA, and covering the three main ways of accessing interlife information: the regression approach, using mediums and astrological reading.
Date not set	'THE WRITE NOW RETREAT' in Glastonbury. Register your interest ...

ALSO

Ongoing 'Write Now' workshops for developing writers

Organise your own workshop with Judy Hall

Judy occasionally organises short-notice workshops which are priced at £120 – or £125 if paying through PayPal. If you have booked on one of these and wish to pay through PayPal, please use this form:

Workshop Date: Your Name:

D E T A I L S

'Write Now!' - Ongoing workshops

Location: Rural Dorset.
Times: Saturday / Sunday – 10am to 5.00pm..
Cost: A £10 discount is offered to participants booking two or more workshops.

For dates of these workshops, send an s.a.e. to Judy Hall, PO Box 5941, Wimborne BH21 9AA.

Have you always wanted to write? Do you feel you have a book inside you waiting to be birthed? Do you want to know how to go about this? Write Now! will help you. Workshops can be taken individually or as a part of a series(In which case discount is given). Small numbers ensure you receive individual attention.

PART 1: FROM PROPOSAL TO PUBLICATION

Getting Started

Identifying your unique message.
Choosing a structure and style to suit your idea.
Finding your creative voice.
Overcoming creative blocks.

Pitching Your Idea

Identifying your market and genre.
Writing a proposal.

Getting Published

Finding a publisher.
Catching an editor's eye.
Rejection = an opportunity to improve.
The role of an agent.
Avoiding the pitfalls.
Vanity and Self Publishing.

PART 2: GETTING STARTED

Does lack of confidence hold you back? Or is it lack of inspiration? Do you want to write for fun, or with a view to publication? This practical workshop will help you write more freely and creatively, and will teach you how to overcome writer's block and silence your inner critic.

PART 3: CREATING CONVINCING CHARACTERS AND PLOT LINES

Do you want to write stories or novels for pleasure or publication? If so, you will need characters and plots. People make your work come alive, but creating convincing characters can be daunting. This 2-day workshop will focus on the process of creating a character and of putting that character in a believable plot. You can begin from scratch or bring your favourite characters along for honing.
Astrology is one of the tools we will be using. Astrology gives you a unique insight into people, and makes your characters leap off the page. Choose birthdays for your characters and you instantly know their personality, their secret hopes and dreams, their strengths and weaknesses, their vocabulary, and the mask they put on to meet the outside world. The beauty of it is you don't need to know anything about astrology before you begin the workshop, nor will you need to construct a birth chart. We will be using visual astrology and a specially written handbook which is part of the comprehensive course notes supplied.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced writer, this is an opportunity to excite your imagination in a small, supportive group. Come and enjoy the pleasure of writing!

Organise your own workshop

If you have a group of more than 8 people, Judy Hall is happy to travel to your location. Please contact her at PO Box 5941, Wimborne BH21 9AA.