Get Organised, Get Writing – Sydney Course

Online learning option now available
Join our online classes with livestream video classes over Zoom.

Writers not only have to write – we juggle family and friends, other work commitments, promotional efforts, social media and running our own business, not to mention finding time to relax and refill the creative well.

Award-winning fiction author, Paula Roe, will take you through goal setting using the SMART method to achieve your writing needs: we will discuss what you want to write and how to plan it into your day, how to write effective goals to get words on the page, which writing methods are best for you, and how to avoid getting derailed with everyday life interruptions.

After this course, you will be organised and can start doing what you do best...writing!

• Paula Roe is a regular Borders Books bestseller and one of only five Australian authors who write for Harlequin Desire, a line published by Harlequin Enterprises, the biggest romance publisher in the world. Harlequin books go out to over 28 countries and are translated into 28 languages in 114 international markets on six continents. Before publication, Paula’s writing won and placed in various contests, including Wisconsin Romance Writers Fabulous Five Silver Quill, Magnolia State Dixie First Chapter, Romance Writers of Australia’s Emerald Award and the Valerie Parv Award.

Online learning for this course is at scheduled class times and sessions. It could include:

• Livestream video classes online;
• Interaction with your tutor and other students during livestream video sessions;
• Group exercises, group discussion, reading dialogue, written exercises, and games to practice new learned skills in an enjoyable way.

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Chatswood, Ryde, Mt Druitt, Richmond and many more. Enrol today or enquire now!

Course Outline

In this course you will learn:

• what a SMART goal is
• how to prioritise writing
• the fine art of saying 'no'
• how to define your chosen genre
• writing to a schedule for maximum word output
• techniques on goal setting and which method works best for you

Course Outcome

By the end of the course you will:

• have a greater understanding of your writing goals
• be provided with various writing techniques to ‘first draft’ your novel
• devise a practical writing schedule
• put steps in place to achieve writing milestones

What to bring

Please bring a:

• Pen and pad

Other Information:

• No textbook required
• Comprehensive course notes provided

Prerequisite

The ability to read and write in English at an intermediate level or higher.

Important Information

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.

Delivery Mode

Online learning for this course is at scheduled class times and sessions. It could include:

• Livestream video classes online;
• Interaction with your tutor and other students during livestream video sessions;
• Group exercises, group discussion, reading dialogue, written exercises, and games to practice new learned skills in an enjoyable way.

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Chatswood, Ryde, Mt Druitt, Richmond and many more. Enrol today or enquire now!