The London School of Journalism courses

...Lesson 9 – Planning and Working From planning the characters, events and locations through plotting and building a structure you will be able to create...

...The basic rules of interviewing, both face-to-face and by telephone. The skills required and pitfalls to avoid. Assessment tasks include: Writing...

...You can choose to take additional modules with this course, in the following specialist areas: Travel Writing Sports Writing Music and the Arts Writing Course Syllabus...

...sports writers and photo-journalists. Assessment tasks include: Writing a book, film or TV review Tackling a specialist column or feature Lesson...

...Readers and Markets Learning what readers and editors want, assessing the scope for getting material published and knowing how to research potential markets...

...Add in newspapers and customer magazines (such as those given away by airlines and the major supermarkets) and the available market is...

...Dealing with editors. Getting into print. Common problems. Specialist writing. Gossip columns. The role of the critic. Legal Knowledge This lesson...

...Getting to grips with some basic design principles; how different techniques are used to achieve specific effects. Assessment tasks include...

...and the greeting card market. Tutorial 9 Selling Yourself By now you should be really motoring and this tutorial will tell you how best to sell yourself and your...

...The course is structured to take account of the difficulties students most frequently encounter in understanding media law, and the suggested method...

...Being a novelist The job of a novelist. Choosing a title. Synopsis or outline. Lesson 2 - Plots When is an idea a plot and when not? Do novels need plots?...

...there is one story strand for you to manage not several and there's no room for a throng of characters. Successful fiction writing normally depends... Learn about: Story Writing...

...in which elements such as mystery, horror, fantasy and adventure are secondary to the love affair which drives the story. The story line of a traditional...

...needed for the plot development. Lesson 8 - Beginnings and Endings Learn how to create a gripping opening and why, as well as a satisfying emotive ending...

...Course Syllabus: Lesson 1 - What's it all about? The pleasure of writing a personal history. Why and how do you do it? A whole life or just a remarkable period?...

...A different technique is necessary with an audience who can just put down a boring book or story, and instead watch television or play on a computer...

...Topics covered include: Finding inspiration Rhyme Metre and rhythm Form and shape Imagery and metaphor Use of language Humour Getting published...

...Topics covered include: Points of style Sentence structure Nouns and pronouns Using adjectives Verbs and adverbs Prepositions and conjunctions Punctuation Syllabus...

...this course invaluable in obtaining a greater understanding of the current idiomatic use and meaning of written business English. Each essential task is tackled constructively...

...without answering the set questions, or giving only brief answers, are welcome to do so, while those who wish to give longer responses to the questions are also welcome...