The second in Writing the City's series of films focuses on the way characters' internal feelings interact or come into conflict with those of other characters.

A round-up of the latest residential creative writing retreats - this page will be updated regularly so check back for further details.

The Hub presents a seven part series in which author Orna Ross examines the various stages of the creative process. 

An introduction:

The Seven Stages of The Creative Process are: Intention -> Incubation -> Investigation -> Composition -> Amplification -> Completion -> Implementation.

These stages are not mutually exclusive, as implied by separating and laying them out in a list like this. In practice, they interweave around each other in an interactive dance but isolating each stage is useful. It allows us to catch hold of a process that is, by definition amorphous, unconventional, anarchic, flexible, spontaneous and difficult to pin down.

          It also facilitates us in understanding the quite different challenges inherent in each stage of the process.

          One of the main reasons that creative projects become derailed is because we bring in thoughts and behaviours appropriate to a different stage. A common example is writers who try to edit into shape (amplification stage) their early ideas and insights (incubation stage), instead of allowing them full formation.

          Over the coming seven months, I’ll be examining these seven stages of the process as they apply to a long writing project like a book, blog series or film script. Each month I’ll focus in on one stage, working through from Intention to Implemention, outlining the defining experience of each, exploring its particular challenges and offering exercises that will enable you to meet them.

This month: Part Seven - Completion (Finishing & Sharing)

The second in Writing the City's series of films focuses on how essential characters are to a story, how characters are created and the way stories can hinge on the contradiction between characters’ inner and outer worlds.

The Hub presents The Writer's Eye, the first in a series of short films from the British Council's Writing the City project. This film focuses on the reasons writers choose to include details in their writing and the way this can help convey a sense of place or a character’s feelings.

The Hub presents a seven part series in which author Orna Ross examines the various stages of the creative process. 

An introduction:

The Seven Stages of The Creative Process are: Intention -> Incubation -> Investigation -> Composition -> Amplification -> Completion -> Implementation.

These stages are not mutually exclusive, as implied by separating and laying them out in a list like this. In practice, they interweave around each other in an interactive dance but isolating each stage is useful. It allows us to catch hold of a process that is, by definition amorphous, unconventional, anarchic, flexible, spontaneous and difficult to pin down.

          It also facilitates us in understanding the quite different challenges inherent in each stage of the process.

          One of the main reasons that creative projects become derailed is because we bring in thoughts and behaviours appropriate to a different stage. A common example is writers who try to edit into shape (amplification stage) their early ideas and insights (incubation stage), instead of allowing them full formation.

          Over the coming seven months, I’ll be examining these seven stages of the process as they apply to a long writing project like a book, blog series or film script. Each month I’ll focus in on one stage, working through from Intention to Implemention, outlining the defining experience of each, exploring its particular challenges and offering exercises that will enable you to meet them.

This month - Stage Five: CLARIFICATION

The Hub presents a seven part series in which author Orna Ross examines the various stages of the creative process. 

An introduction:

The Seven Stages of The Creative Process are: Intention -> Incubation -> Investigation -> Composition -> Amplification -> Completion -> Implementation.

These stages are not mutually exclusive, as implied by separating and laying them out in a list like this. In practice, they interweave around each other in an interactive dance but isolating each stage is useful. It allows us to catch hold of a process that is, by definition amorphous, unconventional, anarchic, flexible, spontaneous and difficult to pin down.

          It also facilitates us in understanding the quite different challenges inherent in each stage of the process.

          One of the main reasons that creative projects become derailed is because we bring in thoughts and behaviours appropriate to a different stage. A common example is writers who try to edit into shape (amplification stage) their early ideas and insights (incubation stage), instead of allowing them full formation.

          Over the coming seven months, I’ll be examining these seven stages of the process as they apply to a long writing project like a book, blog series or film script. Each month I’ll focus in on one stage, working through from Intention to Implemention, outlining the defining experience of each, exploring its particular challenges and offering exercises that will enable you to meet them.

This month - Stage Five: Amplification

The Hub presents a seven part series in which author Orna Ross examines the various stages of the creative process. 

An introduction:

The Seven Stages of The Creative Process are: Intention -> Incubation -> Investigation -> Composition -> Amplification -> Completion -> Implementation.

These stages are not mutually exclusive, as implied by separating and laying them out in a list like this. In practice, they interweave around each other in an interactive dance but isolating each stage is useful. It allows us to catch hold of a process that is, by definition amorphous, unconventional, anarchic, flexible, spontaneous and difficult to pin down.

          It also facilitates us in understanding the quite different challenges inherent in each stage of the process.

          One of the main reasons that creative projects become derailed is because we bring in thoughts and behaviours appropriate to a different stage. A common example is writers who try to edit into shape (amplification stage) their early ideas and insights (incubation stage), instead of allowing them full formation.

          Over the coming seven months, I’ll be examining these seven stages of the process as they apply to a long writing project like a book, blog series or film script. Each month I’ll focus in on one stage, working through from Intention to Implemention, outlining the defining experience of each, exploring its particular challenges and offering exercises that will enable you to meet them.

This month: Stage Four - Composition