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Your draft stalled
You have twenty pages and a folder of notes. You need a structure and a deadline that keeps you writing.
Cohort 7 · starts 10 November · online
Write the chapter you keep talking about.
A six-week writing course for people with a story and no finished pages. Two live workshops a week, honest notes on your draft, and a first chapter you are proud to send out.
Seats in Cohort 79 left of 24
6weeks, one chapter
12live workshops
30pages of written notes
24writers per cohort
Who it is for
For writers who start, and want to finish.
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You never show anyone
You write well in private. Here you read aloud to a small group that is on your side.
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You want real notes
Not “I loved it”. Line-by-line comments on what works, what drags, and what to cut.
The programme
Six weeks, one finished chapter
Each week has a Tuesday craft session, a Thursday workshop on your pages, and one writing prompt to finish before the next week.
- Week01
The story you actually want to tell
Find the scene your book is really about and why it matters to you.
You leave withA one-page story map and the first 500 words. - Week02
Voice
How sentence length, rhythm and point of view make a narrator sound like a person.
You leave withThe same page written in three voices, and a choice. - Week03
Scenes, not summaries
Turning “what happened” into moments a reader can stand inside.
You leave withTwo full scenes with notes from the group. - Week04
Dialogue and character
Characters who want things, and conversations where people do not say what they mean.
You leave withA dialogue scene rewritten twice. - Week05
Revision
Cutting, reordering and tightening without losing what made the draft alive.
You leave withA revised chapter and a revision checklist. - Week06
Out loud
A final reading to the group and a plan for the next three chapters.
You leave withA finished first chapter and a writing schedule.
Clara Voss · instructor
Your instructor
Clara Voss has edited forty debut novels.
Clara spent twelve years as a fiction editor before she started teaching. She runs every workshop herself and reads every page you submit.
Her rule for the course is simple: every note has to make the next draft better, or it is not worth giving.
“Most first chapters are not bad. They are just hiding the good part on page six.”
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From earlier cohorts
What writers say after week six
“I had rewritten the opening nine times. Clara showed me it started two pages too early.”
“The Thursday workshops made me write every week. That alone was worth it.”
“Notes I could actually use. I finished the chapter and kept going.”
Pricing
Two ways to take the course
Workshop
Live sessions, prompts and group feedback.
€290 one cohort
- 12 live sessions, with recordings
- Weekly prompts and reading list
- Group feedback on two submissions
- Private writers’ chat for the cohort
Most chosen
Workshop + Mentoring
Everything in Workshop, plus Clara on your pages.
€590 one cohort
- Everything in Workshop
- Three 1:1 sessions with Clara
- Line edit of up to 30 pages
- A written plan for your next chapters
Pay in full or in three monthly instalments, with no extra fee. Full refund until the end of week one.
What happens next
- Clara reads it within two daysNo essays or writing samples needed at this stage.
- A 15-minute callTo check the course fits where your project is right now.
- Your seat is confirmedYou get the welcome pack and the first prompt a week before start.
Applications close3 November
First workshopTue 10 November
Final readingThu 17 December
Questions
Before you apply
How much time does it take each week?
About five hours: two 90-minute sessions and two hours of writing. Sessions are recorded if you miss one.
Do I need a finished draft?
No. Some writers start from an idea, some from fifty pages. The course works from wherever you are.
What time are the live sessions?
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 19:00 CET, on video. Each one is recorded and shared the same evening.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Three monthly payments, no extra fee. The first one secures your seat.