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"I found it extremely useful and motivating."

— Jill Naylor

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The Secrets of Storytelling

A 32-week course with award-winning author A. R. Levett is offered at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre.

Gaining the structural tools used by best-selling authors, weekly classes will motivate you to start, or finish, that novel you want to get on the page. Working alongside peers in a supportive, encouraging environment your work will develop, layer by layer, over four structured terms.

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Secrets of Storytelling
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"A good workshop for developing characters with more depth,
complications, and complexities."

— Kathleen Dzubiel

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The Writer's Way
The Writer's Way

Cast aside your self-doubt and blast through internal blocks so your creativity can flourish.  

Attaining the tools and processes used by successful authors, classes inspire your personal journey towards creative development and recovery. Working in a supportive, nurturing environment, you will dissolve barriers preventing creative expression, rediscover the value of your writing talent, and learn that it’s never too late to start fulfilling your writing dreams.

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"It contains lots of stimulating ideas."

— Lynn Allen

Charting the Hero's Journey

Struggling to turn your ideas into a cohesive book? Unsure how to fit all the different elements together?

In this course with award-winning author A.R. Levett, you will establish and organise the 26 different elements needed to plot  an engaging story. You will discover when and where to establish each component, how to play them out in the story, and how to tie them up by the story’s end. The result will be the development of a comprehensive story plan from which you can write your novel.

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Charting the Hero's Journey

"It has given me an excellent framework to use in the last few chapters of my story."

— Eva Cronstedt

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Writing for Self-Discovery
Writing for Self-Discovery

Some personal stories demand to be told but writing them is often difficult. Honouring these experiences to learn about oneself can be highly beneficial.

Over four writing-led workshops, award-winning author A. R. Levett demonstrates the benefits of using writing to work through trauma and reauthor yourself. In this safe place, you will create a self-care plan for the writing process, then be guided through the six stages of the Writing for Self-Discovery method so you can work towards self healing.

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"Everything you never knew about storytelling presented in interactive sessions

that build on each other to increase your understanding

and improve your capacity to write with depth."

— Natalie Bock

How to Become a Successful Author

Want to become the next Stephen King, J. K. Rowling, or any other successful author but don’t know the first thing about authorship? Written a story but are unsure what to do with it? Then this workshop is for you.

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Creating Compelling Characters
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"If you’re serious about getting to grips with the book you’ve always wanted to write, then this is the course for you. You won’t regret it."

— Deb Cooper

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