Second Date Added: Sunday 11 October.

Build a daily writing habit that sticks!

Join author and experienced teacher Rebecca Starford in this special in-person Boot Camp designed to start you writing—and keep you writing.

We're excited to host an in-person session of our popular online Boot Camp. Through practical exercises and guidance, you’ll come away with a more comprehensive understanding of how you work creatively, and can readily problem-solve if you’re feeling stuck or blocked in your process. The Boot Camp will make you feel energised and ready to dive into these projects, alongside generating substantial new material for future writing.

You’ll learn to:

Kickstart a new long-form writing project

Gain insights into your own unique creative process

Problem-solve when you feel stuck

Build out character, plot and setting in your story

Establish a realistic writing routine

Develop strategies to help you continue writing beyond the course

Most importantly, you’ll have the motivation to continue on with your writing long after the boot camp. We’d love to see you there!

Event Details:

Sunday 27 September, 2pm to 5pm

Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library

182-186 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North 3068

Cost: $99 + Booking Fee $5.45

Class size limited to 15 people.

Reviews for Writing Boot Camp:

'Rebecca's teaching style is very accessible and she provides excellent resources as well as creative exercises. The tools for analysing my writing and analysing stories that I like by other writers are proving useful. The suggestions and encouragement have helped me to establish a writing routine.' —Patricia

'I've now done 5 exceptional writing courses with Kill Your Darlings and all of them have been incredibly valuable in my writing journey to the point I am now working on my second book of short stories and thoroughly enjoying my journey!' —Teena

Meet Your Teacher: Rebecca Starford

KYD publishing director and CEO Rebecca Starford is the author of the novels The Visitor and The Imitator and the memoir Bad Behaviour, which was recently adapted into a Stan Original series. She is a former editor at Text Publishing and Affirm Press, and has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Queensland.