Finding the Plot: Writing Workshop with Heather Ivatt

Heather Ivatt is running a writing workshop at Broadway Cinema on Saturday 5 December, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. It's called Finding the Plot, and it's organised by Nottingham Writers' Studio.

The whole session is built around the Ivatt Editorial approach to solving plot holes, which breaks the process down into four steps: Find it, Filter it, Fix it, and Feel it out. The method draws on change management and continuous improvement techniques, so it's a structured way of working through a story rather than just waiting for inspiration to strike. The first half of the workshop sets out the method, and the second half is practical: you bring plot holes from your own work and run them through those four Fs. If you've got a story that's stalled or a gap in your narrative you can't quite bridge, that's exactly what you'll be working on.

Heather Ivatt runs Ivatt Editorial Consultancy, a practice specialising in fantasy and science fiction that offers bespoke editing. She shares writing and editing insights on Instagram and TikTok at @ivattedits, so if you've come across her work there, this is a chance to see how she applies those ideas in person. The workshop is organised by Nottingham Writers' Studio, and it's held in the Boardroom at Broadway Cinema, which is on the second floor at the back of the building, 14 Broad Street, NG1 3AL. Tickets start from £11.55, and the session runs for two hours, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.