There are only a limited number of tickets for this live, online workshop.

Learn how to create characters your readers will love and develop believable and authentic motivations and story arcs. Join bestselling author and successful theatre producer and director Lotte R. James for a practical workshop to enhance your writing skills. The workshop will be live and online. Lotte will also give each student personalised feedback on a piece of writing. The workshop will be delivered live via Zoom.

During this two-hour interactive workshop, blending theatre practices and writing, students will learn new perspectives and techniques to enhance their character work. 'Centre Stage' focuses on the actor's perspective, so there will also be great tips on combatting writer's block and handling rejection.

As with the other workshops in this series, it is primarily aimed at those already on their writing journey, who are looking for tools to help them solidify their confidence and discipline, or simply a different way 'into' the writing process. Those who are just starting out and those who are well established, are more than welcome. Everyone will likely find methods which will benefit them. The workshop is relevant to all genres of writing.

This is the 2nd workshop in a series of four, which all focus on using theatre techniques to help writers improve their work. Each is a 'standalone' event or students can attend all four workshops for a comprehensive and holistic learning experience.

Please view our Eventbrite home page for details of the suite of workshops.

The key elements of the 'Centre Stage' workshop are:

• Learn about the actor's approach to character and how it can help writers strengthen their character work.
• Exploring the 'actor's toolkit' and understanding how this can help combat writer's block and add depth to story and arcs.
• Understanding how other artists handle rejection and understand how this can be applied by writers to build their own confidence.

After completing a Bachelor's and Masters in theatre, Lotte R. James worked as a freelance director and producer on the London fringe theatre scene. She specialised in digital theatre and co-produced an innovative digital theatre project. As part of her work, she ran digital theatre/Shakespeare workshops, as well as developmental workshops for new writing.

In 2018 she began writing romantic fiction and is a bestselling author published by a leading international publisher.

For more information on Lotte, visit her website:

https://www.lottejamesbooks.com/

For more information on the Romantic Novelists' Association and our membership categories, visit our website:

https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/join

Please note:

RNA Learning is the education division of the Romantic Novelists’ Association. Establishing an online learning programme has been a great success for the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) and attendees alike. Our courses are developed for members and non-members at all stages of their writing careers. We offer a balanced, exciting schedule covering such topics as marketing, publishing, editing and all aspects of romance writing. Our experienced tutors are either published novelists or experts from the business side of the writing world. We also offer free author events. Courses and events are open to both RNA members and non-members. You don’t need any special technology or computer skills to join in. Author events and workshops are delivered via Zoom and occasionally via YouTube. Month long courses use a combination of Zoom, the RNA’s online learning portal, Moodle, which is a standard teaching tool used in many colleges and universities and occasionally YouTube. RNA Learning courses and workshops are delivered flexibly so that students can download and work at their own pace and around any other commitments they may have, during the duration of the course or workshop. Many tutors do have live sessions, but they are recorded so that students who are not able to attend can watch at a more convenient time. Please note that all course information, documentation, recordings etc will only be accessible for the duration of the course. All courses are taught in English.

RNA Learning Terms & Conditions and Refund Policy: The Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) Terms and Conditions are as follows: The RNA reserves the right to cancel any course, workshop or event. In the event of cancellation by the RNA a refund will be given otherwise the RNA does not offer refunds. Participant data will be kept confidential except for sharing with necessary third parties as required. The RNA may contact you with marketing information about other events. Participants should adhere to privacy and confidentiality during our courses and workshops and may not share, publish, or refer to any manuscripts, discussions, comments, works, materials (in any media) used or referred to during the course/workshop unless by prior permission of either the course tutor or the RNA, as applicable. Copyright of all course materials belongs to the course tutor. The course materials for the courses/workshops will only be available online for the duration of the course unless otherwise expressly stated. The RNA records all live tutorials/workshops and some free author events and holds the copyright of such events. If you do not wish to participate in a recording please turn off your video and microphone. Participants must be of the applicable legal age to enter into a formal paid contract with the RNA. All participants must adhere to the values of the RNA, the RNA's Code of Conduct and accord with the RNA’s standards of conduct relating to equality, inclusion and diversity. Further information can be found at: https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/

Please note: shortly before the workshop commences you will be sent a Zoom link. If you have not received anything by the day of the event, please check your spam folder first and then contact RNA Learning as detailed in your booking confirmation email.

For more information on the Romantic Novelists' Association and our membership categories, visit our website:

https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/join