A CRASH COURSE IN CREATIVE WRITING

Can’t make it to a retreat? Wish you could just stay at home and learn the basics so you can start writing that book idea that won’t stop bugging you? Want to write but don’t know where to start? I have you covered. This 6 workshop course of recorded classes with Edwina is ready to go when you are. Each workshop covers all the essential elements of narrative, whether you’re writing fiction or memoir, and comes with a handout and homework, plus access to an extra special reduced fee for feedback on up to 2000 words. ALL THE INFO HERE! Only $200 for the whole course. If strapped for cash you can pay in instalments.

EDITING

TAKING BOOKINGS NOW FOR EDITING SERVICES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2024. Places available from August through to February.

Edwina provides editing services for all stages of development. She combines a structural and developmental edit with close attention to your writing style and sentences, to help you improve as a writer. With twenty years of editing experience, she specialises in developmental edits to help get your book in the best possible shape before submitting to publishers or publishing independently. She works on an hourly basis of $80 per hour with most full length manuscripts coming in under 20 hours (depending on word count and amount of help needed). She loves memoir, literary fiction, historical fiction, creative non-fiction and all sorts of writing, but fantasy or sci-fi aren’t her genres.

You can also get Edwina to provide feedback on short pieces before you submit to competitions or journals. It doesn’t have to be full length works.

CONTACT EDWINA if you’d like some professional help getting your manuscript ready for publication.

TESTIMONIALS

“Edwina Shaw’s manuscript assessment and edit of my memoir provided me with valuable insights and practical guidance on how to turn it into an actual story. Edwina understands the meaning of ‘story’ in the sense of narrative arcs, scene setting and writing a page turner as opposed to a long boring autobiography. She is skilled and kind and provides editorial guidance that’s easy to follow because it makes so much sense! Highly recommend Edwina as an editor, a manuscript assessor and writing mentor.”

Vivienne Wynter – writer, journalist and editor of The Pineapple 2024

“Submitting one’s life story to a ‘stranger’ feels a bit like being exposed naked in the street.  However, Edwina’s empathy expressed to me soon dispelled any feeling of vulnerability. I knew my story was in safe and caring hands. Edwina returned to me a very thoroughly edited manuscript, with feedback on all aspects, format, structure, and content.  Being able to have a conversation with Edwina, about the editorial feedback via  Zoom was marvellous and very helpful in terms of clarification. I feel greatly encouraged to make my memoir worthy of publication. Thank you, Edwina.”

Deborah Prior author of “The Colour of Difference – the story of an unwanted child” 2024

“Edwina Shaw is the kind of editor you hope to find: caring and nurturing, but also frank and bold. She challenges you on structure and logic, helping you to create a tighter, cleaner plot, while also honing in on those grammatical oversights and inevitable typos. Her technical and craft knowledge result in an holistic and detailed assessment of your manuscript that leaves you inspired to tackle that dreaded rewrite.”

Azra Algaic, author of Not Like My Mother 

“I was delighted to discover that Edwina’s talented professional editing services not only improved the quality of my book, but also subtly taught me things about how I write and how to improve in the future.  I really valued the extra questions she would pose that made me dig deeper and expand what I had written. She added the zing to my book.”

Sonja Bernhardt OAM, author of Girls Do IT Too!

MENTORSHIPS

Not sure where to start? Stuck somewhere in the middle? Need an experienced writer to guide you along the writing path? I’m here to help.

Meet via zoom or in real life or just over the phone. Let me help you polish your writing and shape your project. One off sessions or a monthly motivator. I’m here to help you get your writing projects finished and in good shape.

For over a decade I’ve been working with new writers helping them to achieve their writing goals.

CONTACT ME for more information on Mentorship packages. Mentorships and one off zoom meetings at the same rate of $80 an hour.

WORKSHOPS

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE AT ASA STANDARD RATES (or an agreed rate for special groups)

Edwina Shaw offers innovative, interactive creative writing workshops for children, teenagers and adults. Her unique combination of movement and creative writing creates an atmosphere where creativity blossoms. She has been teaching since 1992 and teaching creative writing since 2005.

For Grief and Loss

Gentle workshops combining soothing yoga techniques, writing and other creative arts to help those mourning move through the pain of loss

For more information on workshops and to book Edwina for a workshop or as a speaker, please see SPEAKERS INK or CONTACT EDWINA.

RELAX AND WRITE RETREATS

RELAX and WRITE RETREATS are Edwina’s special passion. She just loves getting groups of women writers together to create, write, feast, relax and support each other.

A few times a year she runs special RELAX AND WRITE RETREATS – yoga and writing retreats for women.

Participants always have a wonderful time and write up a storm.

For more information see HERE

I’m here to help you get those stories out of your head and onto the page!

Drop me a line and let me know how I can best help you. 🙂