# Event Details - **Event Name**: Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: Intensive creative writing masterclass on structuring and shaping your novel, with Susanna JonesAbout this EventStructure is one of the most challenging aspects of novel writing. Great ideas, intriguing characters and an enticing fictional world will soon lose their allure if you're not sure how to shape and organise them. The questions – of time, voice, perspective and form – can become overwhelming. As a result, promising drafts are left unfinished.What makes a plot compelling and not just one thing happening after another?Writers often find themselves with a chicken-and-egg problem. How do you shape a novel before you fully understand your material? And how do you generate material without knowing where you're going in the first place?In this intensive, hands-on class, we’ll explore different ways of thinking about structure, not as a rigid template, but as something that emerges from your material and ideas. We’ll look at a range of approaches, try out a few, and address some of the specific challenges in each participant's work.Through focused exercises and discussion, we'll see how character, point of view, time and place relate to storyline and structure. This is a small-group session (5–8 participants), allowing time for individual attention and discussion. It is suitable for writers at any stage of their novel, but will be most useful for those with a work in progress or at least a few chapters to work with.The fee includes a follow-up appraisal (by email) of a plan, synopsis or up to 800 words of fiction.#CreativeWriting #NovelStructure - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brighton/shaping-the-novel-structure-and-storyline/100001988177237638 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Brighton Girls School - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 65, max: 75, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Brighton - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Brighton Girls School - **lat**: 50.824893 - **long**: -0.1527815 - **full address**: Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Road, Brighton, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/b4e3bb641b87d9aa5272ce7aaa6b70178aad9f8d576bc730d6f14aca9469a2ec-rimg-w1200-h766-dc151515-gmir.jpg?v=1777387775 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline being held? - **A:** Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline takes place on Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Brighton Girls School, Montpelier Road, Brighton, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline? - **A:** Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline is organized by Pebble Beach Writing. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Shaping the Novel: Structure and Storyline is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brighton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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