The Middle of Your Story: Sustain Tension, Maintain Interest

You’ve got a great idea and you’ve written a brilliant opening, but what happens next? How do you keep your readers interested? This workshop explores tension in fiction and looks at ways in which you can enhance your writing so the load-bearing section of your story - the middle - is richer and stronger.

Expect writing exercises, ideas, structured writing time and a friendly, supportive approach, led by author Michael Winkler.

Winkler is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His novel Grimmish was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award. He has self-published three titles, as well as writing books for Penguin, Hardie Grant and Melbourne University Press.

Bring a pen and paper or a fully charged laptop to join the writing exercises.