Join me in the Writers' Room

I'm running an online course in comedy writing. Sign up and join in!

I'm going to be running a new online course for writers.

It’s called THE WRITERS' ROOM.

Sign up, and you’ll get to join in a series of talks about the craft of writing, with group discussions afterwards.

Like my book BE FUNNY OR DIE, the focus will be on comedy, but there will be more general advice for all forms of writing. The idea is that what we discuss and learn – based on what I have learned from my 20+ professional years of writing for a living, and from listening to other writers – should be applicable for anyone who’s interested in how writing works.

With fewer opportunities to get into writers' rooms, and a lot more remote working for all of us, this is an attempt to simulate the communal learning environment that I had myself, meeting other writers and picking up advice.

You could think of it is a chance to talk, share and learn. Or you could see it as my valiant attempt to simulate the experince of an after-work pint with Barry Cryer – my own comedy boot camp – but with fewer menthol cigarettes and shaggy dog stories.

Though THE WRITERS’ ROOM will build on the ideas in BE FUNNY OR DIE, this will be a more practical course. It’s a chance to get deeper under the bonnet of comedy and writing (and hopefully to include some new, useful ideas that have emerged since writing the book).

If you've been to one of my talks, and hung around for the Q&A or a chat after the signing, it's going to be a bit like that, but with more opportunity for one-on-one attention, and loads more hands-on tips, tricks and advice.

There will be 5 x WEEKLY 90 MINUTE SESSIONS, on a SUNDAY afternoon, remotely over Zoom.

Each session will be a talk from me of around 45 minutes, and then be thrown open for a chat.

Spaces will be limited for each run of the course, to enable us to have workable discussions.

The sessions will be recorded, and links shared with course members, so you can re-watch, or catch up if you missed one.

The cost is £350 (+VAT) for the full course.

That's 5 x 90 minute online sessions. (Which is cheaper per minute than therapy, and there'll probably be more jokes. Oh, and if you are in therapy and doing a lot of jokes, do be aware that’s merely an attempt to control the space.)

THE FIRST COURSE OF THE WRITERS’ ROOM WILL START SOON!

We’re running from SEPTEMBER 2024 - SO BOOK FAST!

Register your interest using the email form at the bottom the page linked below. I’ll get back to you with all the DATES, TIMES and other DETAILS.

Hope to see some of you there!

Joel x