Crafting the Short Story with Writer Sheila Forsey.

Crafting the Short Story with Writer Sheila Forsey.   Friday 27th of September.   10.30am – 4.30pm  80 Euro.   Notes supplied. Maximum of eight participants.  Suitable for anyone who would like to begin creative writing or who might want a kick start back to writing.                                                                                                      On this one-day immersive workshop you will explore the elements of the short story.  Plot -The sequence of events that drive the narrative.   Characters – Developing living breathing characters as intricate as any human.    Conflict – There is no story without conflict. It can be internal or external.   Setting – The reader must feel they are being transported.   Theme- Explore the underlying message/current. A short story is a complete piece of fiction with a beginning, middle and an ending. This one-day workshop is suitable for anyone who would like to begin fiction writing or who might want a kick start back to it. Sheila Forsey is an Irish Times best-selling author of historical fiction, a short story writer, playwright, and a creative writing tutor. She is also a specialist in schools with The Heritage Council. She is a graduate of Maynooth |University and Trinity College Dublin. Sheila is a past judge of The Maria Edgeworth Short Story Competition.