Write a novel

It’s time to extract that novel from your veins. Start, plan, plot, write, edit. Fuck yeah!

What's your novel writing need?

Plot your novel

Take your initial idea and grow it into a whole entire novel outline.

Write your novel

Make writing work for your life, and your life work for your writing. 

Edit your novel

Skills, resources, community, all that kind of lovely stuff.

Genre writing

Skills, resources, community, all that kind of lovely stuff.

Grow and hone your craft

Skills, resources, community, all that kind of lovely stuff.

Plot your novel

Take your initial idea and grow it into a whole entire novel outline with a series of courses that breaks down the process, explain how stories work, and help you build something that works for you and your story. 

Every novel starts with a single idea and we're going to show you how to take that very first step towards the finished product
Get your novel plotted, outlined and ready to go! The same Plotstormers - but streamlined!

Write your novel

One mammoth First Draft course coupled with Wild Draft months, the Write A Novel Festival, regular workshops from amazing authors, weekly write-alongs and monthly Q&As will keep you going through the epic mission of novel writing.

The First Draft
Write your novel in six months
The characterisation masterclass
Write your novel in six months
The characterisation masterclass

Edit your novel

You’ve typed The End, you absolute writing machine. Now what? We take it all apart, smoosh it around, and rebuild it better. Streamline your story and make it everything you want it to be. 

Deconstruct. Reconstruct. Turn your manuscript into something beautiful
Figure out what’s wrong with your story and FIX IT!

Genre writing

Get deeper into your niche with specialist courses written by brilliant writers in the field

Writing Romance
Learn how to plan, draft, and write the perfect romance novel
Learn how to plan, draft, and write a stellar middle grade novel!
Learn how to plan, draft, and write a killer thriller!
Learn how to plan, draft, and write a stellar middle grade novel!
Learn how to plan, draft, and write the perfect romance novel!
Learn how to plan, draft, and write a killer thriller!

Tool up with regular workshops

Novel-writing skills, tools, exercises and expertise. All the things you need to fill up your brain and WIP. Our library of novel writing workshops is always available for you to watch any time. 

Upcoming workshops
Watch on demand workshops
Sometimes you just need to sit down and blat out a whole bunch of words - here's how!
How do you navigate life and writing? How many drafts is the right number? How the hell do you even write a novel in the first place? Get all your novely questions answered here!
An absolutely absurd workshop in which we super speed through your entire novel in one hour. Hilarious, ridiculous, surprisingly helpful.

“I took Plotstormers and used it to plot and write my fourth novel. HarperCollins bought it on proposal! Sent it to my editor two months before my deadline and she loved it. Thank you Writers’ HQ. Plotstormers is fabulous!”

Hannah McKinnon

Ready to stop fucking about and start writing?

C'mon. What are you waiting for? This is your dream!

Freebies

Glorious Writing Beasts

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