I’ve been writing a new book lately – a non-fiction, which is a first for me. I’ve just submitted the pitch for it to my agent – I’m not sure what the title of it is yet, but the tag-line is ‘A Year of Living Creatively’. It’s a weekly creative writing class for those that can’t get to a weekly creative writing class and each week there’s a topic and a related task.

Events of the last few weeks have overtaken me though and it’s become apparent that very few (if any) creative writing classes will be running over the next few weeks. I was teaching last night and realised again how we are all going to have to be more creative to combat isolation. I am convinced that creativity is the answer to these uncertain times.

And then it hit me, that I could perhaps offer an on-line creative writing class, based on the exercises I’ve been writing for the book.

I fired off an email and saw immediately that there was enough interest to make it viable. People who sign up will receive an email from me every Monday morning with the week’s topic attached and a task to do (all Coronavirus friendly tasks of course…)

There will be small Facebook groups, of around 10 participants in each, where people can share their work, and their experiences of doing the task. I will also take part in these groups.

The cost of this would be £8 per 4 weeks for unwaged and £16 per 4 weeks for waged. If you’re interested in joining please email me: aliharperwrites@aol.com. I aim to start the first classes as early as next week, to coincide with the start of spring.

If, like me, you are self-employed and are worried about money, please let me know in your email.[image error]