Live Training with James Woolf.
About This Training
Intermediate –
How do you make your writing feel so that readers are completely immersed in your story? James Woolf will share practical tools to help create verisimilitude in your writing. You’ll learn how real-life events can ripple through a story, shaping the lives of characters in powerful ways. James is known for crafting fictional stories woven into realistic historical backgrounds, using real events, places, and even living people (with their permission!) to add authenticity to his novels. Join James to discover how to use reality to strengthen your fiction, making your stories feel richer, deeper, and more believable.
About James Woolf
James Woolf is a London based writer. Around 30 of his short stories have been published in magazines and books, including four in the longstanding arts magazine Ambit. He enjoys breaking down traditional structures and finding new ways to engage readers. Good Morning, Azar consists primarily of notes left by a barrister to his cleaner, and R v Sieger – additional notes disclosed by the Crown Prosecution Service appears to be a bundle of court papers.
James also writes stage plays and has had about 15 professionally produced. Recent productions include the meta comedy The Play with Speeches, featuring actors auditioning to be in a play made up of audition speeches, and Empty in Angel, the true story of a cycle courier who takes her ‘employer’ to a tribunal. He has also written radio plays for Radio 4 and LBC, including Kerton’s Story with Bill Nighy.
James is married with two daughters and works in professional ethics. His job inspired him to write his debut novel, Indefensible, a legal thriller which will be published by Bloodhound Books in January 2024.
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