Learn the skills you need to write professionally: ADVANCED
FREELANCE WRITINGAdvance your writing ability under the
guidance of our expert tutors. Learn the skills you need to write for
profit across a range of writing styles.
COURSE STRUCTUREThe
course is divided into 8 lessons as follows:
1.
Introduction.Writing
Themes, Sentence Structure, Summary Skills, Theme Development (eg.
Deductive, Inductive, Classic, Chronological, Descriptive, Analogy, Cause
& Effect, Classification, Definition Analysis, Comparison & Contrast,
Flashback etc)
2.
Writing a Regular ColumnNewsletters, News
Columns, Criticism Journalism (eg Theatre Critics, Book Reviews, Film
Reviews, etc)
3.
Educational WritingInterviewing Skills,
Illustrating an article, Putting it all together
4.
Scientific
WritingTechnical Writing, Statistics
5.
Writing a
Biographical StoryDeveloping a draft plan, Research, Writing the
final manuscript
6.
Writing a News ArticleAnalysing a news
article; writing and illustrating a sporting event
7.
Fiction WritingCategory
Writing; Mainstream Writing; Characteristics of good fiction (
ie. A
strong plot;. A hero or heroine; Obvious motivation; Plenty of action; A
colourful background), Forming and developing an idea.
8.
Other
WritingTV & Radio Scripts, Science Fiction, Conducting a Survey;
Developing a Story.
AIMS
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Review basic writing skills and discuss theme development
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Develop skills in writing a regular magazine or newspaper column.
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Describe the key elements of educational writing.
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Describe the key elements of technical writing.
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Develop skills in interviewing and preparing a biographical story.
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Develop skills in writing news articles.
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Develop skills in writing fiction.
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Describe other writing styles including script writing.
WHAT WILL YOU DO IN THIS COURSE?This course develops and
sharpens your writing skills largely through interaction with the tutor.
Apart from that though, you will read about different writing techniques,
you will conduct research and interviews, and plan projects.
