Glorious Words AND Go With The Flow
“I can’t say enough about Matt’s dedication to students and passion for the written word. His curriculum is challenging, intense, and exceptionally thorough. You get so much more than a writing experience as the feedback from others (and of course from Matt) helps you take your writing to a new level. Matt‘s critiques are detailed, practical and insightful. I generated new material during the course, which I intend to work on through publication. Bravo to Matt for contributing so importantly to the writing world.”
Sheila Rittenberg
Dates: 8th-21st September 2025
Description: How do we choose the right words to sharpen up our prose? How do we make our writing unique without it becoming obscure? Is the road to hell really paved with adverbs? This flash fiction course explores language in all its guts and glory, focussing on unique images, concision versus specificity and how to create original tone.
Topics:
Specificity (precise, incisive word choice)
Imagery (similes and metaphors)
Tone (register and voice)
Miscellany (weasels and highlights)
Learning mode:
Online (website and Google Classroom)
Asynchronous (work at your own pace / no set times / no Zoom elements)
Forum and workshop (opportunity to share work and swap feedback with other course participants)
Feedback from course tutor on four preparatory micros and detailed feedback (300-400 word structural summary plus in-line comments) on one "final challenge" piece
Price: pay-what-you-can (£105 recommended; other price options - £95, £85, £70, £60)
“I have never encountered a more imaginative and engaging set of courses than Matt Kendrick's Write Beyond the Lightbulb series. I have completed three, and my only disappointment is that one day I'll have done all four and won't have another to look forward to! Matt creates a hugely supportive atmosphere and his insightful feedback ensures everyone gains something new, regardless of their exerience level.”
Shona Ray Ferguson
Dates: 13th-26th October 2025
Description: How do we create flow in our writing, sentences that slip one into the next like a river of words? This flash fiction course explores sentence craft at a molecular level, thinking about the connection of ideas, rhythmic patterns and thematic cohesion.
Topics:
Anchors (time and place)
Bridges (flow of ideas)
Stitches (sentence flow)
Threads (narrative and thematic cohesion)
Learning mode:
Online (website and Google Classroom)
Asynchronous (work at your own pace / no set times / no Zoom elements)
Forum and workshop (opportunity to share work and swap feedback with other course participants)
Feedback from course tutor on four preparatory micros and detailed feedback (300-400 word structural summary plus in-line comments) on one "final challenge" piece
Price: pay-what-you-can (£105 recommended; other price options - £95, £85, £70, £60)
Other Write Beyond The Lightbulb Courses
COLOURFUL CHARACTERS: 4th-17th August 2025 (**BOOK NOW** - JUST ONE PLACE LEFT!)
LYRICAL WRITING: 10th-23rd November 2025 (email me on matt@mattkendrick.co.uk to get your name on the priority list)
Live Workshops and Recordings
Unique Selling Points: Identifying an Original Angle for Your Story: Saturday 5th July 2025 (09:00-10:30 BST)
Beyond These Shores: Exploring the Historical and the Speculative: Tuesday 5th August 2025 (19:00-20:30 BST)
I Hear Voices: Evoking Tone through Word Choice, Images and Style: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (19:00-20:30 BST) OR Saturday 6th September (09:00-10:30 BST)