MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENTS AND FEEDBACK – NEW DATES!

I have some unexpected gaps in my calendar coming up for anyone looking for feedback or an assessment on their manuscripts. I can provide developmental notes, structural feedback, and/or manuscript assessments, depending on your needs. Happy to chat first to establish what would suit you best.

Email me for more information on availability, services offered, guidance on what you need and rates: nicolehayesbooks at gmail.com. Or you can contact me via Twitter: @nichmelbourne or Facebook: Nicole Hayes – Books and Writing.

For a taste of what you can expect, here’s me talking about process, themes and structure of my latest novel, A Shadow’s Breath with the fabulous Dani from Words and Nerds.

Listen here: Words and Nerds with Nicole Hayes                                          Photo Credit, Dani_Vee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shadow’s Breath on TV!!

Well, this was more than a bit exciting. Thanks to librarian extraordinaire and eagle eye Neighbours fan, Sue Osborne, I discovered that my most recent novel A Shadow’s Breath was used as a prop and given a lovely wrap on an episode of Neighbours. “Piper” was the bearer of good tidings and the book itself, generously recommending A Shadow’s Breath to the ailing “Xanthe”.

But, enough from me. Here’s the clip, and it’s a little bit special:

WRITING WORKSHOP FOR EMERGING WRITERS!

GET WRITING! Writing Workshop for Emerging Writers – Fiction

In this all day workshop, the focus is on getting story foundations right – checking in with the conventions of storytelling to be sure they’re working for you and your genre. But also, it’s about getting some writing done. I’ll offer guided exercises and one-on-one support and instruction in a small group environment. Lots of hands-on help, but also time to write for yourselves. Drawing on more than ten years’ experience running writing workshops and with five published books behind me, I can help with craft and technique, plus publishing and editing advice within a group of fellow emerging writers. All this and lunch!

DATE: Sat. 2 June 2018             TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm  

VENUE: Phoenix Park Training Room 

ADDRESS: 22 Rob Roy Road, Malvern East, VIC 3145

On the day you will need writing instruments – either notebook, pens and/or laptop. If you’ve got some ideas or have started to write, you might want to bring that too. Everything else will be provided.

Early Bird price $200.00 – FULL PAYMENT by April 20.

Regular price $225.00 – PAYMENT from April 21 and thereafter. 

 For further information or to book, email me: nicolehayesbooks@gmail.com 

Workshop fees include morning tea, lunch, and workshop handouts. 

PLEASE NOTE: Cancellation policy — An administration fee of $50 will be charged if a participant cancels before April 30. There will be no refunds after May 20. In the case of insufficient registrations, I reserve the right to cancel the event, in which case a full refund will be provided.

About your instructor:
Nicole Hayes
is an author, podcaster and public speaker. Her books include award winning fiction for Young Adults, a non-fiction book for children, and a collection of essays she co-edited for adults featuring Australia’s most prominent thinkers and writers. Recently, she has written for The Guardian, The Griffith Review, Lifted Brow, and The Wheeler Centre, among others, and runs a range of writing programs for adults and young people. She is a #LoveOzYA advocate, a Stella Prize in Schools Ambassador, and is one-sixth of the groundbreaking AFL podcast and radio show, The Outer Sanctum (on the ABC).

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Writing Masterclass February 2018 — HURRY!

BREAKING THROUGH Writing Masterclass

In this Masterclass, award winning author and writing tutor Nicole Hayes will help you uncover what you need to break through your story. Whether it’s the next chapter, the next act, the next sentence, or an entirely new idea, Nicole will offer strategies and processes to help you move your story forward.

Drawing on more than ten years’ experience running writing workshops, Nicole will take you through a combination of writing tips, guided exercises, one-on-one advice, workshopping and “wild writing” within a group of like-minded fellow writers. All this and lunch! (And probably cake.)

DATE: Sunday 4 February 2018             TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 

VENUE: Phoenix Park Training Room 

ADDRESS: 22 Rob Roy Road, Malvern East, VIC 3145

On the day you will need writing instruments – either notebook, pens and/or laptop. If you are working on a project, you might want to bring that too. Everything else will be provided.

Earlybird price: $200.00 (FULL PAYMENT BY January 10)

Regular price: $225.00 (For payment received from 11 January to January 24; bookings after January 24 accepted only by special arrangement with Nicole.)

For further information or to book, email Nicole: nicolehayesbooks@gmail.com 

Workshop fees include morning tea, lunch*, and workshop handouts.

*Will attempt to accommodate all dietary requirements per request.

CANCELLATION POLICY — An administration fee of $50 will be charged if a participant cancels before January 25. There will be no refunds after January 25. In the case of insufficient registrations, Nicole reserves the right to cancel the event, in which case a full refund will be provided.

FINAL MASTERCLASS FOR 2017

SMASHING THROUGH

In this last of my series of 2017 Masterclasses, I will help you do what it takes to deliver your story where it needs to go. There’ll be writing tips, guided exercises, one-on-one advice, workshopping and “wild writing” within a group of like-minded fellow writers to help you smash through the block, or simply get started! All this and an excellent lunch.

DATE: Sat. 14 October 2017             TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 

VENUE: Phoenix Park Neighbourhood House – Training Room

ADDRESS: 22 Rob Roy Road, Malvern East, VIC 3145

COST: $225.00 

Bookings will not be accepted after October 12, 2017. Payment is non-refundable unless the class is cancelled.

Workshop fees include tea/coffee, lunch, and handout materials. 

BOOKINGS & INQUIRIES: nicolehayesbooks@gmail.com