Your description describes, and that's a problem.

Does it list what things look like, pile on adjectives and meander without purpose? Do you find that the emotion you meant to create somehow evaporates? The tension fizzles out, and you cannot find the right way to describe anything that keeps the reader engaged.

In the Forging Description workshop, I'll show you how to approach description from an entirely different angle. Instead of writing choreography or painting pretty landscapes, you'll master the psychological craft of linking your character's emotions to the world they inhabit. You'll learn to transform a simple room into a vessel of feeling – letting the description itself do the heavy lifting. No more forcing the reader how to think with statements of sentiment – you'll make your reader feel the ache through the specific, telling details only that character would notice.

This isn't about struggling to grasp any specific rule. This is structured learning to get you on the path to mastering the craft that makes it instinctive.

Enrol now and transform your writing from 'meh' to 'more, please!'

I was once you - a newbie writer, trawling the internet for answers, wondering why my efforts appeared to be so lacklustre. And how on Earth I'd master the plethora of techniques my peers were throwing at me each critique session.

As I learned and developed, I found myself answering the same fundamental questions from the new newbies. My replies soon evolved into impromptu mini-lessons. But I became tired of answering the same topics over and again. Plus, it was so time consuming, helping everyone individually. I realised a properly structured curriculum could reach more people, breaking down complex techniques with clear explanations and engaging examples.

This conviction deepened when I became an editor. Reading the slush pile each month, I saw firsthand how many writers were facing rejection simply because they lacked foundational technique, submitting work before they were truly ready. After attending poorly constructed paid workshops myself, I knew I could offer something better: a direct, insightful path to mastering the craft that others were leaving shrouded in mystery. I built these courses to be the resource I wished I’d had.