Discover the real Greece-then write about it in Paxos!
This summer why not join me for a series of travel and freelance writing workshops in stunning sunny Greece AND GET YOUR WORK PUBLISHED? I will be teaching the following courses on the islands of Paxos and Lefka, and in the Peloponnese (dates below):
Paxos Life Centre Paxos from 25TH SEPTEMBER TO 2ND OCTOBER 2015
What? Going out every morning, or being sent out on assignment on your free afternoons, you will sample a different aspect of Greek life each day, such as discovering local meze snacks, visiting traditional shops and interesting backstreets, and learning about local crafts and the production of olive oil.
Like a local reporter you will record your experience as notes and/or photos and will then work together as a group to give form to your experiences, whether you want to produce web logs and diaries for your own pleasure, or try your hand at writing articles, or stories with a view to seeing your work in print. Inspirational and fun, the aim of this course is to give you a closer insight into Greek life, whilst getting your creative juices flowing
What will I learn?
Gain an in depth view of different aspects of Greek life
Learn the best way to record your impressions, in writing and on camera
Learn how to get rid of ‘the junk’ and hone in on the parts of each experience that are most likely to engage others
Explore the different forms of transmitting your experience, so that other’s can share your impressions
You want to launch a writing career but don't know where to begin? I can’t promise miracles, but I can guarantee that whatever you want to write about – whether it’s martial arts, beekeeping or travel - this course will give you the starting blocks to build your writing skills, find a relevant outlet and see your work in print. What will I learn?
To find out what sells, then find out what you can write about
Getting started - organising your office, finding useful contacts etc
How to write a pitch (research skills, finding an angle etc)
How to contact editors - giving them what they want
Useful resources to help you climb that learning curve
Finding markets/more info/useful resources
Provide photos with your articles - make more money
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE: Serenity Retreat Spirit of Life Who is Heidi Fuller-love? HERE'S A BRIEF BIO Twenty years ago Heidi Fuller-Love was a London comedy club owner with a theatre degree from Goldsmith's College, then she moved to France to open her own hotel and started writing about her adopted country's cuisine and culture for various Francophile magazines. Today she lives between France,Spain and Greece, travels for six months of the year, has a monthly travel show reporting live from British Airways destinations around the globe for British Airways in flight radio and is a highly successful travel and food writer whose features, and photographs regularly appear in magazines and newspapers worldwide ranging from The Guardian and The LA Times, to Thomas Cook Travel magazine and Asian Geographic. . She has been voted Travel Radio Personality of the Year 2013 inThe New York Travel Writers Society Awards, is currently shortlisted as Travel Broadcaster of the Year 2013 in The British Travel Press Awards and was shortlisted for The Bradt/Independent on Sunday Travel-Writing Competition 2013 Heidi can’t promise miracles, but she does guarantee that, whether you’re a hobby writer who’d like to pen articles about your holidays,or a keen traveller who wants to earn extra money from doing what they love, these courses will give you a major boost in the right direction.