Unlock the power of audio-first writing
Elevate your writing skills for audio tours, podcasts and audiobooks with Jules Horne's voice-ready writer training course, Writing for the Ear.
Engage your audience instantly
Create powerful voice-first impact
Learn radio skills to hook your listener
What you'll learn
Writing for the ear is all about voice-first writing that is designed to be spoken aloud. You'll learn practical radio and audio writing techniques to give your written work greater clarity and impact for your audience of listeners. Many aren't covered in other writing training, and will give you new tools to transform your writing in general!
Are you planning to work with a narrator, or read your writing yourself?
Either way, audio writing is essentially a script, and needs to be written with performance in mind. You'll learn techniques to tighten, clarify and amp up your writing, so it works well for listeners, not only readers.
Are you an experienced speaker or expert professional?
If you've never written a book or audiobook before, audio writing and thinking will help you to bridge the gap easily, and get your expertise across clearly to non-experts.
Are you a creative writer interested in audio?
If you're interested in writing for other media, audio is a fantastic place to start. Learn a few straightforward techniques and concepts, and you can easily adapt your existing writing skills for best impact on listeners. Audio also relatively low cost to produce and publish, and may inspire new creative ideas.
Is it hard or time-consuming to learn to write for audio?
No. Most writers find it entirely natural - often far more so than writing books aimed only at readers! Invest in learning these techniques, and you'll not only improve your impact on listeners - you'll also save time editing all your future writing, as you'll gain confidence in editing , cutting and clarity. What's more, audio is tremendous fun and exciting, so you'll enjoy the journey.
Professional Guidance
Learn from expert-led sessions in the craft of audio and radio writing.
Hands-On Practice
Refine your skills through interactive voice-ready writing exercises.
Personalized Feedback
Get constructive advice to boost your confidence in audio-first writing.
What writers say
I've worked with many wonderful creative writers, as well as experienced professionals in other areas coming to writing for the first time.
Having listened to Jules' book "Writing for Audiobooks", I was keen engage her services and receive direct feedback on my audio tour project. Jules' specific feedback on writing for audio and her expertise in radio journalism gave me exactly the insight I needed, to write for the ear, rather than the written word or a screenplay.
Jules empowered me with invaluable advice and detailed notes to help me refine my script, allowing me to take the lead to craft my own work. This has given me an incredible sense of ownership and accomplishment having applied her general guidance and specific feedback.
Jules was always prompt and professional in her responses but most importantly, I felt she had a genuine interest in my work and was personally motivated to support me to improve as an audio writer.
Nick Fifield
Audio tour writer and producer
Jules is a wonderful mentor. She has given me a magic toolbox of dramatic techniques, which I have been able to put into immediate use. Her feedback, both written and face-to-face, is always constructive and full of insight. Working with Jules has given me the confidence to believe in myself as a writer. And she has a brilliant sense of humour!
Isabel F
Playwright and fiction writer
While I’ve many years’ experience with lighting and camerawork for broadcast media, I’m very new to podcasting. Working with a classical musician, I was fine on the technical side of things, but became stuck with scripting. There was no trouble getting everything I wanted to say on to the page, but it just didn’t work when spoken.
So it was a huge relief to find Jules, who got straight to the core of the problem. She helped with the structure of the whole programme, and with the order and presentation of the thoughts to make it an easy listen. Sometimes it was just moving a word or two, other times she'd explain the principles and I’d go away and work on it. Having Jules’ support and expertise with the script was a great experience, a steep learning curve and made the whole thing a lot more fun.
Anthony Wood
Nettle Media Ltd
Jules’ generous advice helped me explore structure and dramatic techniques for my play, from writing convincing dialogue to exploring intriguing subtexts and everything in-between. Jules is a fantastic motivator whom I would highly recommend.”
Anita J
Playwright poet
ABOUT US
Method Writing
Method Writing provides advanced craft training to bridge the gap between classic creative writing workshops and the practical multimedia needs of writers today. Tutor Jules Horne has worked for many years as a writing tutor and course writer for the Open University, and has written professionally for BBC Radio journalism and drama, theatre companies and businesses. She loves working with writers 121 and in online groups, and helping authors to develop their voice, skills and writing productivity, as well as edit with confidence.
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