Creative Writing: Writing a Fantasy Novel for Beginners
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
Hello Writer!
Welcome to the course where I show you how to write an in-depth, enjoyable fantasy novel that will keep your readers interested. Don't make the same mistakes that so many novice authors make and create a fantasy novel that can challenge those of successful authors!
My name is Matthew Dewey and I am a writer, writing instructor, and writing coach. I have published several books, including books on writing. I have taught many courses on writing, from thrillers to science fiction. I have coached many writers with their novels, offering them feedback and guidance in creating a novel they could be proud of. I have learned a lot over the years and this course contains much of what I learned when it comes to writing fantasy.
Enough monologue, it is time to tell you what this course is worth to you. First, this course was created with the express intention to teach the fundamentals of writing a fantasy novel. In my rising through the writing world I found that information was handed freely, but not with enough dedication and forethought. The advice lacking and the examples poor. I decided to push through and after several years developed my own toolkit that is simple and multipurpose. The first and most important lesson I learned was how not to write a fantasy novel. From there I experimented and found the positives.
In addition to the research, I also write from experience, having written several fantasy novels, not to mention books and articles on the subject as well.
I will show you how to:
- Create better fantasy worlds
- Establish a plot structure
- Improve protagonists and antagonists
- Add emotion to your novel
- Improve side characters with subplots
- Create Story and Character development
- Decide on creating a series or not
- AND many tips and advice to add to your writing arsenal!
Welcome to the Writing a Fantasy Novel for Beginners Course! I will show what you need to know to develop an interesting Fantasy novel and take it from boring to exciting!
"Writing is a powerful form of art, but it is the reader's imagination that is the canvas, not the page."
Syllabus
- Introduction to Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Fantasy Structure | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- World Building | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Fantasy Protagonists | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Fantasy Antagonists | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Emotion In Fantasy | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Lore | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Subplots And Story Development | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
- Series Of Not? | Writing Fantasy for Beginners
Taught by
Matthew Dewey
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