{"id":10046,"date":"2018-03-07T10:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T10:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/?p=10046"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:51:22","slug":"introducing-the-city-academy-writing-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/introducing-the-city-academy-writing-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the City Academy Writing Club"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you a City Academy Writing Student? Then this is for you. If you\u2019re not, this could tempt you to join our community. Our new Head of Writing, Jon Barton, talks us through his latest initiative to keep writers writing. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Picture the scene. You\u2019re a writer. Of course you are. You\u2019re going to begin your page-turner, your spell-binder, your edge-of-your-seat nail-biter. You made coffee, lined up your pencils in order of rank, and made a Word doc you backed up twice. This is it. The stage is set. It\u2019s now or never! And then you think, those socks won\u2019t pair themselves. <\/p>\n

And here\u2019s where we come in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Every year, we work with dozens of writers working across fiction<\/a>, film<\/a>, theatre<\/a>, radio<\/a> and television<\/a>. We\u2019ve even got a Novel Writing\u00a0Course<\/a> for writers ready to get cracking. We\u2019re dead proud of our department, but something was missing. Something that graduates were asking us for: a platform to share work and a social hub to talk shop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Starting this month at City Academy, we will launch a brand spanking new Writing Club<\/a>, exclusively for graduates and current students. So, what does this mean? How does it work? And where do you come into all this?<\/p>\n

The Writing Club takes place in Farringdon at the end of every month. It runs all year round and is led by one of our expert tutors. The idea is simple: a gaggle* of writers come together to share work at any draft stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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There are five sharing slots, each fifteen minutes long and bookable through the website. There will also be two empty slots to freestyle with. We\u2019ll hear chapters from novels; a scene from a film; poetry; a play extract; spoken word; the world is your proverbial oyster. You can be a spectator or a regular, an early bird or a frequent flyer. You may just be coming along to meet like-minded folk. All you need is a story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Writing is a tricky sprint, isn\u2019t it? One day you\u2019re going the distance, the next you\u2019ve hit the wall. Some of you might feel blocked, unable to proceed. Many writers feel that (whisper it) they might not be good enough. Trust us, you\u2019re not alone. After all, how do we quantify writing? It\u2019s not like running, is it? Cross the finish line and they give you a medal? But consider the journey that got you there. You needed inspiration and support. You had to train muscles, build your confidence. We should see writing as a muscle, one that grows with the support of others. This is what the Club was set up to do.<\/p>\n

Because writing can be a solitary business staring at the white page of doom. And what if the monkey on your shoulder is right? What if you can\u2019t do it? Won\u2019t you be exposing yourself to a roomful of strangers at your own expense? We all need a support network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I get it. I should know, I\u2019m a writer, or at least I think I am. I wrote this article so I must be, right? The monkey on my shoulder has his own jungle gym complete with a hammock and tyre swing. Yet I, like most writers, do well to recall a phrase coined by the American author James Thurber: \u201cDon\u2019t get it right. Get it written\u201d<\/em>. And if you still need convincing, here is my favourite extract from Stephen King\u2019s brilliant book, On Writing: \u201cYou do not need a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you\u2019re brave enough to start, you will.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Writing Club is a way to keep writing. It is your safe space. All we\u2019re doing is sharing work and hanging out. Come along. We\u2019d be delighted to have you.<\/p>\n

* What\u2019s the collective noun for writers? Answers on a postcard please!<\/p>\n

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Jon Barton is Head of Writing at City Academy<\/a> - City Academy run writing courses across London<\/em><\/p>\n

- All Writing Courses<\/strong><\/a>
 - Creative Writing Courses<\/a>
- Script Writing Courses<\/a>
- Novel Writing Courses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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