Activities at Atsitsa Bay, Greece
Your Story on the Page with Diane Connell
Sat 13 - Sat 20 Sep 2025
Your Story on the Page
In this course, you will take the story you carry within you and put it on the page, in short form or as the bones of a book. If you don’t yet have a story, the course will help you create one. During the week, we will explore techniques for breaking through the obstacles that hold you back and tips for completing your story. This course is about demystifying the writing process. It is practical, playful and creative. Diane is all about encouragement without judgement.
Key Benefits:
- You will come away feeling determined to plough ahead with your writing.
- You will feel empowered and confident about your abilities and enlivened by the group dynamic.
- You will have skills that help you get into flow and lay your story down.
What's included in Atsitsa Bay?
Diane's course is held in Atsitsa Bay on Skyros island in Greece and is part of the wide range of courses and activities available. The holiday includes full board twin shared accommodation in an eco-hut. Single upgrades and twin shares in the house are available. Chat through the website, call +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 or email holidays@skyros.com to discuss your requirements.
About Diane Connell
Diane Connell was born and educated in New Zealand and has lived and worked in Japan, France and the UK. She began her writing career in a newspaper office in Tokyo before becoming an advertising copywriter and writing for the international non-profit sector. For many years she lived in Paris, where she began writing as a novelist. She later moved to London, where her first two books, Julian Corkle is a Filthy Liar and Sherry Cracker Gets Normal, were published under the name of D.J. Connell. She now lives in Sydney.
What people say about Diane Connell and her courses:
Fantastic teacher, joyful, relaxed and determined to bring out the best in us all. She kept the group giving and exploring and working hard but for a good reason as she found gold in us all.
Diane’s course is perfect for taking a formless idea and whipping it into shape - you’ll come away with a workable structure and outline, plus an idea of how much you should be writing per day to flesh it out.
Diane Connell is an excellent writing tutor with a store of guidance, practical tips and inspiring exercises.
Diane is unfailingly supportive and confidence-boosting; helps you focus floaty ideas on form and structure. Genuinely excited for your ideas.
Absolutely fantastic course for a first time or even an experienced writer. Everyone was able to get something out of the course and I’m amazed at how much I was able to get done through the exercises Diane took us through. Would highly recommend! Thank you!
I liked Diane's clear feedback and structure.
Diane's course of building a novel really helped me understand the 'how' of it. It was exactly what I was looking for.
