Creative Writing Class
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yonkyuSo, I have been thinking long and hard about my writing skills. And I have come to a decision on taking a creative writing class.
I discovered an online writing school that offers workshops and classes. So the class or workshop I'm interested in taking is called - The “I’ve Always Wanted To Write Fiction” Workshop.
This is the overview of the class:
What are the elements of fiction? How do good writers bring people and places to life? How is suspense developed? What holds a reader’s interest?
If you’ve always thought you’d like to write fiction, this five week course will get you started. You’ll learn about the basic elements of storytelling, from generating ideas to developing your characters, establishing a setting, structuring your story and revising.
Students learn from the weekly lessons and the feedback their colleagues and the teacher provide on work submitted in response to the assignments. They learn, as well, from reading other students’ work, giving feedback, reading the responses of the teacher and other students and joining in class discussions.
This is the overview of the workshop outline:
Week One:
Explanation of class interaction, discussion and feedback. About fiction. Story, plot and subplot. Fictional categories. Example of synopsis. Assignment—story idea in rough summary.
Week Two:
Drama, conflict, hook. Chapters and scenes. Example of scene. Assignment: write a scene.
Week Three:
Point of View. Examples of first and third person. Write one new scene in both first and third. Focus on overall story by polishing the summary as a synopsis.
Week Four:
Showing character through action. Example of action scene. Assignment: write action scene that shows the character. Turn in overall assignment–a polished scene or chapter and the synopsis.
Week Five:
Expression of character through dialogue, setting, and description. Example of a conversation. Assignment—put your main character in a setting and show his/her personality through dialogue.
I'm looking forward to it, but at the same time quite nervous aobut it. But, I'm hoping it will help me with my writing because I do enjoy it. I want to feel confident and proud in my work.
I discovered an online writing school that offers workshops and classes. So the class or workshop I'm interested in taking is called - The “I’ve Always Wanted To Write Fiction” Workshop.
This is the overview of the class:
What are the elements of fiction? How do good writers bring people and places to life? How is suspense developed? What holds a reader’s interest?
If you’ve always thought you’d like to write fiction, this five week course will get you started. You’ll learn about the basic elements of storytelling, from generating ideas to developing your characters, establishing a setting, structuring your story and revising.
Students learn from the weekly lessons and the feedback their colleagues and the teacher provide on work submitted in response to the assignments. They learn, as well, from reading other students’ work, giving feedback, reading the responses of the teacher and other students and joining in class discussions.
This is the overview of the workshop outline:
Week One:
Explanation of class interaction, discussion and feedback. About fiction. Story, plot and subplot. Fictional categories. Example of synopsis. Assignment—story idea in rough summary.
Week Two:
Drama, conflict, hook. Chapters and scenes. Example of scene. Assignment: write a scene.
Week Three:
Point of View. Examples of first and third person. Write one new scene in both first and third. Focus on overall story by polishing the summary as a synopsis.
Week Four:
Showing character through action. Example of action scene. Assignment: write action scene that shows the character. Turn in overall assignment–a polished scene or chapter and the synopsis.
Week Five:
Expression of character through dialogue, setting, and description. Example of a conversation. Assignment—put your main character in a setting and show his/her personality through dialogue.
I'm looking forward to it, but at the same time quite nervous aobut it. But, I'm hoping it will help me with my writing because I do enjoy it. I want to feel confident and proud in my work.
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Date: 2016-05-11 10:16 pm (UTC)