Developing your novel

This one-term course for experienced creative writers explores the essential techniques of novel writing. If you've started work on your novel, this course will help you to shape your material into a coherent whole, and teach you to develop believable characters, structure scenes, and edit your own work.

Students like: "the stimulating atmosphere and the motivating comments from the workshop"; "critical feedback encouraging excellence"; "the interactive nature of discussion and the always supportive nature of the tutor"; "it was encouraging, challenging and affirming."

The Tutor: Jonathan Barnes is the author of three novels. He writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and the Literary Review and has contributed to the Arts pages of The Lancet. He is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Kingston University. He is also the author of several full-cast audio dramas from Big Finish Productions, featuring characters from Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein and Doctor Who.

City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.