Write your novel

Make your novel shine. We’ll help you craft a page-turning novel – join us for expert advice and feedback from publishing professionals. We run courses suitable for every stage of the process – from first idea to final draft. These are our core novel-writing courses.

Novel-writing courses

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Starting to Write Your Novel

with Anna Davis

‘A brilliant introduction to all the fundamentals of fiction writing – I frequently dip into the notes I made on the course, even now!’

‘I loved this course . . . the lessons on writing were amazing and thought-provoking.’

Bonnie Garmus

Multi-million-copy bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry and student of Writing Your Novel – Three Months (London)

Finish Your Novel – Eight Months

with Jacob Ross, Simon Ings , Laura Kay

‘This course was so useful… I finished my first draft just as the course ended, and now I'm working through it again, applying strategies and advice from all three tutors.’

Caroline Morgan

CBC Student and student of Finish Your Novel – Eight Months

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Suzannah Dunn

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Anna Freeman

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Lizzie Enfield

‘Attending the CBC course was a major catalyst in my writing career.’

Amita Parikh

Bestselling author of The Circus Train and student of Writing Your Novel – Six Months (London)

Editorial services

Manuscript Reports

Get feedback on your full or partial manuscript, including in-depth advice on how to address any problem areas. £750 for a manuscript of up to 95,000 words. Price dependent on manuscript length.

Submission Reports

Make sure your pitch package is in the best possible shape before you send it out to agents. Get detailed feedback on your pitch letter, one-page synopsis and 10,000-word opening. £385.

Mentoring

Transform your work-in-progress with three months of one-to-one mentoring. We will match you with a mentor from our team of renowned author-tutors. £650.

Inspiring courses to suit your writing goal.
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I loved this course . . . the lessons on writing were amazing and thought-provoking.

Bonnie Garmus, Multi-million-copy bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

1. Start writing

Put your pen to paper

2. Develop your writing

Hone your craft

3. Edit & pitch

Get ready to submit to agents

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