Nonfiction

Next course: June 5th | 18:00 BST

Based on insights from his bestselling book The Science of Storytelling and his two decade career as a multi-award winning longform journalist, Will reveals the secrets of writing successful non-fiction.

Whether you’re interested in journalism, memoir, essays, smart thinking or self-help, this fascinating and unique masterclass will equip you to come up with original and compelling ideas that commissioning editors will love, and then show you how to turn them into gripping narratives.

You’ll learn:

  • The science of nonfiction storytelling: what evolution tells us about the elements of a gripping true story

  • How to develop an idea that commissions editors love

  • The one big secret to writing nonfiction that readers can’t put down

  • How to write true stories about people: memoir, profile and autobiography

  • How to start your story

  • What neuroscience teaches about the importance of detail

  • The magic of ‘atomic writing’

  • How to structure your story to keep readers turning the page

  • How to write a perfectly satisfying ending

 The Science of Storytelling is based on the internationally
acclaimed, Sunday Times bestselling book.