Creative Writing Workshop with Becky

Each week, we’ll explore a different aspect of storytelling—building your skills, experimenting with new techniques, and deepening your craft. Alongside this, there’ll be dedicated time to share your work, ask questions, and receive thoughtful, supportive feedback from the group.

enter the live meeting room here: https://wordca.mp

About the Instructor:
Rebekah Humphrey-Bullen is a UK based Middle Grade and Teen writer who won the Golden Egg Award in 2022 with her novel Echoes on Titan. She has a first look deal with Chicken House Books, a division of Scholastic Press founded by Barry Cunningham, known for discovering the Harry Potter series while at Bloomsbury Publishing.

Schedule:
Apr 4 Cause and Effect/Stimulous and Reaction. Order of events.
Apr 11 Subtext: Characters Saying One Thing but Meaning Another.
Apr 18 Worldbuilding Through Small Details – how setting reveals culture
Apr 25 The Rules of Magic (or Technology) – making systems believable.
May 2 How to Make Readers Feel Something.
May 9 Chekhov’s Gun (and When to Break It) – objects, lines, and details that matter later.
May 16 Writing Silent Tension – suspense without dialogue.