Writing Workshop

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course will help you learn how to get a book published by teaching you the techniques in revising and polishing your manuscript before sending it to the publishers.Developed by writing experts of many years standing, you will work with them to hone your writing skills and so make the most of your authoring talents.

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About this course

Understand how to critique effectively, for your own work and others’.
Understand how to approach problems and feedback constructively.
To begin building your portfolio/samples.
Understand how to interpret feedback, including notes from your own revision and read-throughs from others.
Start setting out a revision strategy.
Add to your larger project or portfolio.
Understanding how structure works, how to assess structure and how to fix holes.
Understand characters and characterisation.
Understand story goals.
Understand how to map arcs for different purposes.
Understand the function of a subplot.
Understand how to revise, improve, and integrate sub plots in a fiction or non-fiction text.
Learn ways to set good writing habits.
Learn ways to break up writer’s block.
Create a regular journal practice.
Develop your portfolio further.
The importance of keeping up with your journal.
What to do with new ideas that you are not ready to start on. 

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2017

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Subjects

  • Writing

Course programme

There are 7 lessons in this course:

1 Work-shopping and Critique

  • The workshop process
  • Points of critique
  • Types of feedback
  • Best Practices

2 Identifying and Addressing Weaknesses

  • Potential projects
  • Understanding character
  • Outlining a revision strategy
  • Goal setting
  • How to read and interpret feedback
  • Build a framework

3 Revision Process I: Structures and Character

  • Define beginning, middle, and end
  • Closer examination: beginning
  • Closer examination: middle
  • Closer examination: ending
  • Relationship between characters and structure
  • Character Arc
  • Writing character arcs
  • Building characters

4 Revision Process II: Plot Arc and Story Goals

  • Story goals
  • Conflict
  • Story goals in fiction
  • Story goals in non-fiction
  • Planning your plot arc

5 Working with Subplots

  • The function of a subplot
  • Types of subplot
  • Subplots in non-fiction
  • Revision and subplots

6 Continuity of Practice: Building Strong Writing and Editing Habits

  • Continuity
  • Good habits
  • Bad habits
  • Scheduling
  • Writer's Block
  • Character Exercises

7 Continuity of Practice: Portfolio Building

  • Continuing to write
  • Keeping up with your journal
  • Ideas in development
  • Revision processes

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