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FREE Events for Community Members

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​Quiet writing time with kindred spirits. 

Keep your bum on the chair and work on your latest project without feeling alone.  

Every Wednesday at 10 am Adelaide, South Australia (ACDT).

Register here for any (or all) of the events and receive an emailed confirmation with the meeting link. 

​Check the time in your region using World Clock Meeting Planner.

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Group Coaching Sessions

​Share your writing progress, wins and struggles. You'll pick up all kinds of helpful tips and information to solve common writing problems.

Bring a cuppa and any questions you have about fiction writing or the fiction industry. 

These sessions are currently only being offered to Sandy's clients.

If you'd like to learn more about how you can work with Sandy to plan and finish a cohesive novel traditional publishers can't resist, book a no-obligation chat.
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Book a time in my diary here.

Workshops that start on a specific date

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The Art of Active Storytelling

Effortlessly create narrative momentum that propels your plot

What you'll learn: 

• Discover the power of Sandy’s revolutionary Active Storytelling Method.
• Apply active storytelling to planning and writing Women's Fiction stories.
• Create organic plot momentum so readers can’t put your book down.
• Transform characters into active participants who reveal their true natures through authentic actions.
• Choose active language that creates an immersive and sensory experience for readers.
• Avoid contrived situations and choose ones that effortlessly drive the plot forwards.

​90-minute masterclass 
Thursday 1st May 2025, 7 pm Adelaide (ACDT) 

Hosted by Romance Writers of Australia
Book here!

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Plot With a Reliable Story Compass

Find your novel's through-line and write a cohesive book 

What you'll learn: 

• Move from big idea to detailed concept.
• Create compelling characters that drive the plot.
• Understand how genre affects reader expectations. 
• Map character arcs to take readers on a satisfying journey.
• Map plot arcs to ensure you are hitting the right plot points.
• Use subplots and secondary characters effectively.

90-minute masterclass
September 2025

Hosted on the Romance Writers of Australia's site.
Booking link coming soon!

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SORRY, you've missed these workshops. Message Sandy to go on the waiting list for next time.

Create Page-Turning Tension

Hook and retain readers by exploiting uncertainty

Fantastic First Pages

Reel readers and publishers in with a dazzling first chapter​

Workshops you can start any time

Irresistible Contemporary Novel

Plan and finish a contemporary novel (with romance) that publishers can't resist!

A six-month intensive mastermind for novelists who: 

• Are ready to write a novel they are proud to publish. 
• Want to plan a cohesive conflict-driven book.
• Want to write more emotive and engaging prose. 
• Have great ideas but aren't quite sure how to pull them all together. 
• Are tired of collecting rejections with no clue how to fix the issues or even what to fix. 
• Have started a novel, but aren't sure if it's good enough. 

By application only. 
​Book your complimentary Story Clarity Session to find out if this mastermind is a good fit for you. 

View all the details here.​

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Novel Navigation
The ultimate novel outlinging process for plotters and discovery writers

A three-month program for novelists who: 

• Are tired of wasting time trying to navigate the twists and turns of writing a book. 
• Aren't sure how to go from brilliant idea to workable plot. 
• Are over trying to figure out what should happen next or where to start. 
• Struggle to bring a manuscript to completion. 
• Have a first draft but it's just not working.

Start immediately.

Not sure if this will work for you?  Book a complimentary Story Clarity Session. 

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Write Backstory with Confidence 
How to weave in the past without information dump telling  

Self-guided course with a BONUS 5,000-word edit!

• Banish information dumps.
• Select and use appropriate delivery methods. 
• Know when to release backstory for maximum effect.
• Identify where backstory isn’t working.
• Know where your character came from and is headed, so the backstory is consistent and relevant.
• Use backstory as a baseline to show character growth.

Start any time here.