Della Galton Writing Courses
Friday Morning Class (Kinson Community Centre, Bournemouth) 10.00 am-12.00 midday.
Writing for the Terrified. Weekly classes ongoing. Term currently on hold due to coronavirus. Six week term. £50.00. Beginners and experienced writers welcome
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Monday Evening Class (Gillingham, Dorset) 7.00 pm-9.00 pm.
Writing for the Terrified. Weekly classes ongoing. Term currently on hold due to coronavirus. Six week term. £50. Beginners and experienced writers welcome
Please email Della via this website to book or for further information.
Saturday 16 May 2020. Write Your Novel Today(Gillingham, Dorset) 10.00 am till 4.00 pm. Currently on hold due to coronavirus.
SPRING SPECIAL OFFER £39.00
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Naming Characters – Wednesday Writing Spot
For this week’s Wednesday Writing Spot – sorry there hasn’t been one for a while – I would like to welcome my good friend and fellow author, Kath McGurl, who many of you will know from her fabulous Womag blog. … Continue reading
Ideas – a poem that inspires a story
Recently, a lady wrote in to my Dear Della column in Writers’ Forum and asked me about turning a poem she had written into a story. She wanted to know how to go about it. This is something I’ve done … Continue reading
Happy Christmas
A very quick blog to say festive greetings and also, I must apologize for the distinct lack of reading material I’ve produced lately. In the last few weeks I’ve been moving out of my house, trying to find a new one, and … Continue reading
Christmas Presents for Writers
That time of year again! How does Christmas creep up on us so fast? If you’re anything like me you’ve got one or two writers in your life so I thought I’d share some of my present ideas 🙂 I … Continue reading
Wednesday Writing Spot – Calling all short story writers who want to write a novel?
If you’ve ever tried to write a novel and you’re on social media – particularly around this time of year – you have probably heard of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short). It’s simple, you write a novel in … Continue reading
Inspiration and writing
I was writing a short story yesterday – well trying to write one actually – and it was like wading through treacle. There was nothing actually wrong with it, I mean the words were OK, but I was not enjoying … Continue reading
I Am A Best Selling Writer
I am a best selling writer. And so is Lynn Hackles. Here is the picture of us recording these words on film. No, we have not gone mad. No, we have not just hit the best seller lists. And … Continue reading
The Fleetingness of Beautiful Things
This is a picture of my amaryllis – or to be more accurate, Adam’s amaryllis, which is in our kitchen. It flowers twice a year if I’m lucky. The flowers last for about a week. And then they die. Isn’t … Continue reading