The London School of Journalism courses

...Lesson 8 – Beginnings and Endings Learn how to create a gripping opening and why, as well as a satisfying emotive ending. Leave your reader keen to buy your next book!...

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

...making contacts and identifying and following story leads. The opportunities for freelance contributions in the field of sports journalism. Assessment tasks include...

...It concentrates on setting the fundemental writing skills required of any freelance writer, and once that is done, provides specialist tuition for those...

...8,000 periodicals are published in the UK alone, ranging from consumer magazines and the controlled circulation press to technical, scientific...

...Focusing on the importance of interviews in features writing; learning how to adapt the tone and style of your writing to different categories of subject matter...

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

...Assessment tasks include: Identifying personal aims Researching the effective - and inappropriate - use of Newspaper English Lesson 2: Working with Words...

...The emphasis of this tutorial is on form and you will be asked to start thinking about drawing your own cartoons and the assignment gets you to develop a cartoon character...

...the risks Contempt dilemmas Contempt v. defamation Section 8: Defamation The Defamation Act 1996 What is defamatory? Who can sue? What a claimant...

...Creating openings that work. Lesson 8 - Dramatisation Make your style fit the story. Create drama - and hold the readers attention. Making your readers...

...story is meaningful and gritty or light entertainment, a good one is itself a work of art. It's a brief encounter. It's a glimpse into another... Learn about: Story Writing...

...if your enthusiasm begins to flag. If you are new to writing fiction, writing a romantic novel offers the beginner an achievable challenge, and also provides...

...Each module will explain and introduce the essential elements of the genre. Set assignments have been designed to develop your understanding of the thriller...

...when we'll show you how to create any links and bridges that you need to hold it all together. If you intend to write about an overland journey on...

...suspense, fun and reassurance for the age group at which you are aiming. Writing for Children No. of lessons 10 No. of exercises 17 Average duration...

...Our professional tutors will help perfect your style and choice of theme, to deepen your awareness of metre and rhyme, and to use the natural rhythms...

...Or conjunction? The avoidance of ambiguity. Which preposition to use - accuracy and idiom. Conjunctions for added fluency. Correlative conjunctions...

...English for Business No. of lessons 11 No. of exercises 45 Average duration 9-12 months The ability to communicate effectively is a priority for anyone...

...poetry Lesson 4: The Age of Reason This lesson takes us into the England of the late 17th, and 18th Century, the England of Samuel Pepys, Alexander...