Masterclasses

Sophie explains why it’s crucial to differentiate between the two kinds of feeling-based decisions.

Sophie talks about what our ‘capacity’ is, and how we can start to expand it

Sophie shares her new, amazing method for writing a book, and explains why it’s stress-free and makes the process so much more fun and creatively liberating.

How approaching potentially difficult conversations with a jolly tone makes all the difference; how to use ‘translation’ skills to extract maximum value from everything.

Sophie introduces and unpicks a crucial concept, particularly of use to crime writers: the importance of feeling the solve, and how to create that essential feeling in readers of ‘Aha! Yes, I can feel everything falling into place.’

Sophie discusses some of the finer points of The Double Best Method, and looks at a couple of ‘case studies’!

Sophie introduces The One-Page Plot exercise, and explains why it works so well. Also: how to play fair with the reader when you're using an unreliable narrator.“The experience of having a book rejected and then realising later that you wouldn't have wanted to put it...

Sophie talks about the Hows and the Whys of Taking Fun Seriously. Also: The Double Best Method — how to use it when you have a joint decision to make with someone else.

Sophie explains in detail the 5 steps of The Double Best Method, and discusses with Dream Authors how to apply to writing decisions, such as ‘Which book should I write next?’

Thought Auditions is a process Sophie created to help people manage their minds more easily and effectively.