

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Organising Chaos: Turn a Messy Draft into a Publishable Novel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 03:15 pm – Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 04:15 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: How to self-edit your book without losing the plot.

Organising Chaos is an updated version of the very popular talk Sophie Beal (Cadence Publishing) and Gary Dalkin (To The Last Word) have given at the previous two Bournemouth Writing Festivals. 

Packed with advice on how turn a messy, chaotic draft into a publishable book, it covers both the psychological and the practical aspects of self-editing without losing the plot. Taking a realistic, sometimes wry approach, the talk covers developing a novelist’s mind-set, the ‘big picture’ (structure, characters, plotting) down to getting the fine details right, with lots of helpful, positive strategies for when your writing gets stuck. Get your chaos organised!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bournemouth/organising-chaos-turn-a-messy-draft-into-a-publishable-novel/200029631210335
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/talks-workshops-panels?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bournemouth-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bournemouth
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Pavilion Dance South West
- **lat**: 50.717290892224
- **long**: -1.8753107955498
- **full address**: Pavilion Dance South West, The Madison Theatre, Bournemouth, BH1 2, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bournemouth Writing Festival (https://allevents.in/org/bournemouth-writing-festival/20919771)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 03:15 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Pavilion Dance South West, The Madison Theatre, Bournemouth, BH1 2, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bournemouth Writing Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Organising Chaos: Turn a Messy Draft into a Publishable Novel ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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