Crafting complex characters
Learn how to write a character that readers will love to hate!
Preparing for the media – how to promote your book through the press
Learn how to engage and create press promotion!
Understanding why people kill, to incorporate into your writing
An in-depth examination of the motives behind murder.
Tax talk with HW Fisher
Learn how to navigate tax with experts HW Fisher.
Collaboration and community in your marketing
Learn how to collaborate with fellow creatives!
Developing good habits and boundaries for your author career
Kelly Weekes shares tips for building and maintaining motivation, establishing good habits and putting boundaries in place so that you can prioritise your writing
How to chair events
Learn how to chair literary events with three highly experienced speakers working in different genres and age groups
Adventures in Radio: Rhiannon Tise
Scriptwriter Rhiannon Tise in conversation with author and presenter Barney Norris
Industry Insider – Inspiring climate action through writing
SoAiS Chair Clare Watts talks to Scottish authors about the role of the arts in finding solutions to climate change.
Adventures in Radio: Hannah Silva
Scriptwriter Hannah Silva in conversation with author and presenter Barney Norris
Receiving payment from a foreign country
A guide to tax, bank charges and more when receiving payment from abroad
How to run writing workshops
This two-hour workshop will give you confidence in running your own writing workshops