When Words Collide 2026

Writing is unfortunately one of the endeavors in which working hard doesn't guarantee success. You can spend hours daily at the keyboard but that doesn't mean you're going to be published. Even if you write beautiful sentences, and have a great story idea, you might still struggle to land an agent.
  
What am I doing wrong? is a question you might be asking yourself more and more.
 
In this workshop, we'll look at how to avoid the 10 biggest mistakes that good writers make that are stopping them from landing an agent and getting published.
 
Bianca Marais is an award-winning creative writing instructor and bestselling author who's a host on The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. Her insights come from years of writing her own work as well as critiquing the work of others.