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What happens at a one-day writing workshop?
We’re running our first one-day writing workshop at WriteForTheStage this coming Saturday (22nd Aug). And you might be wondering what it’s all about. So, this article explains what to expect, what to prepare, and what you’ll take away from your one-day writing workshop—suitable for complete beginners and experienced playwrights and novelists. Let’s go. What do…
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One-Day Writing Workshop— Saturday 22nd Aug
STOP PRESS—Places still available for our One-Day Writing Workshop. You’ll find a new starting point for a new play/book/poem!!! Are you struggling with the dreaded writer’s block? Maybe you feel like you have a play in you, but you’re not sure where to start? Our new one-day writing workshop is exactly what you need. You’ll…
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STOP PRESS: Finding Starting Points – free course problem solved!!!
Just a quick message to let you know that I’ve discovered a problem with accessing our Finding Starting Points free course. Apologies if you’ve tried to access it and found yourself stuck in an eternal loop! I’ve now got to the bottom of the problem, and you should be able to access the content for…
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Your Next Play Starts Here: Our new one-day workshop
Are you struggling with the dreaded writer’s block? Maybe you feel like you have a play in you, but you’re not sure where to start? Our new one-day writing workshop is exactly what you need. You’ll leave the session with a notepad full of notes, some characters, a conflict, and the first few pages of…
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Blast from the Past: A WriteForTheStage journey from 2016
Anne Wynne joined the WriteForTheStage courses in 2016 and started with a blank slate, as most of the participants of the course do. Through practical exercises, she explored what was on her mind and found characters who embodied that interest, and developed the script with the help of the group, the tutor, and audiences who gave feedback at Studio…
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WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, GMFringe 2026
As ever, we’re very excited to be a part of the Greater Manchester Fringe festival. And it’s all the more gratifying to be a partner of this excellent festival, because it celebrates its 15th year in 2026! This will be the eleventh year of the WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing, where we offer a publication…
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Podcast Episode: Writing For The Stage
Pip: WriteForTheStage is the kind of site that hands you a sharpened pencil, points at the blank page, and says — politely but firmly — no more excuses. Mara: Mike Heath covers a lot of ground in these posts: getting drafts started and finished, and choosing the right tools to support the work. Pip: Two…
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Free Online Writing Course Until the End of September 2026
Do you find yourself stuck and staring at a blank page? It’s intimidating isn’t it. Because the hardest part of creating a new piece isn’t the structure, dialogue, or even the rewriting. It’s the beginning. And that’s why I’m offering a free online writing course for a limited time. The pressure to “get it right”…
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Podcast Episode: Writing For The Stage And Page
Pip: WriteForTheStage — where a playwright writes a novel, records a pop single, and somehow still finds time to rescue everyone’s Act 2 from the swamp it’s been sitting in. Mara: That’s the territory today, yes. Mike Heath has been busy across two very different fronts — a new novel launch with original music to…
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Supertonic – my second novel and accompanying pop single
You probably know me more as a playwright than a novelist, and you probably don’t know me as a musician at all. But I am, indeed, all of these things – I was a musician before I was a writer, and after 25 years of playwriting, I finally released my first novel last year. So,…