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Creative Writing Basics

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Price:  $220.00

To purchase this course, please complete the form below with your details and we will contact you very soon regarding payment and logins.

Creative Writing Basics

Learn the Basics of Creative Writing.

Do you have a myriad of imaginative ideas and long to be a creative writer? Are you an aspiring beginner wanting to perfect your creative writing?

Study this course to learn the essentials of creative writing and get the most out of your ideas. In addition to writing fiction, you can write creative non-fiction. Did you know that that there is an emerging industry in creative non-fiction writing? A new genre of writing known as creative non-fiction has emerged in which the goal is to write a factual account which reads like fiction, but which utilises literary techniques. To achieve success in creative writing you need to write, write, write obsessively! 

But there are certain basics you need to know first and get you off to the best start.

The Lessons


This course covers the following lessons: 

LESSON 1 SCOPE AND NATURE OF CREATIVE WRITING
  • Definitions of creative writing
  • Plots in creative writing
  • To be, or not to be, creative
  • Characteristics of a creative writer
  • Oral storytelling
  • Types of creative writing
  • The personality of the creative writer
  • Review what you have been learning

LESSON 2 METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE - THE BRICKS AND MORTAR OF WRITING
  • Methodology
  • Time management
  • Keeping notebooks
  • Using formulas
  • Writing the novel
  • Writing techniques
  • How to frame time
  • Constructing a timeline
  • Objectivity and subjectivity
  • Ordered versus disordered messages
  • Plotting a story
  • Conflict and obstacles
  • Point of view
  • Capturing attention
  • Developing your characters
  • The end of your story
  • Writing creative non-fiction articles
  • Writing dialogue
  • Script writing
  • Writing news scripts
  • Review what you have been learning

LESSON 3 GENRES
  • Children's books
  • Fantasy writing
  • Crime fiction
  • Poetry
  • Science fiction
  • Romance and relationship writing
  • Commercial genres
  • Creative marketing
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Which genre?
  • Review what you have been learning


LESSON 4 CREATIVE NON-FICTION
  • Defining creative non-fiction
  • Literary journalism
  • Tips to write creative non-fiction
  • Examples of creative non-fiction
  • Picking your specialist areas
  • Review what you have been learning

LESSON 5 CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
  • Rhythm of the story (peaks and troughs)
  • Landmark events
  • Crisis and Conflict Resolution
  • Exaggerating reality
  • Escapism
  • Paradox
  • Metaphors and similes
  • Imagery
  • Language
  • Review what you have been learning

LESSON 6 DEVELOPING YOUR SKILL, BUILDING YOUR CAREER
  • Choosing a genre or area of specialism
  • Research
  • Where do writers get inspiration? 
  • Resources
  • Writer's block
  • Writing & the law
  • Submitting work for publication
  • Self-publishing
  • Print versus electronic publishing
  • Distributing & selling your work
  • Grants for writing
  • Obtaining a contract
  • Continuity of contracts
  • Glossary – the meaning of words
  • Review what you have been learning
  • Final assessment
How does this course work? 
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  • You can enrol at any time
  • Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
  • Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
  • You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.

​There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and
each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need internet access to complete the self assessment tests.

At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60%
pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of completion with your name on it.

    Enrolment - Creative Writing Course

    Please complete the form below and we will  contact you very soon with enrolment logins and your invoice:
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