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Fundamentals of Creative Writing: A project based course to strengthen your writing skills.

Offered By: Skillshare

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Creative Writing Courses Idea Generation Courses Character Development Courses Dialogue Writing Courses

Course Description

Overview

Have you always wanted to write but you do not know where to get ideas?

Do you want to know how authors get their ideas?

Do you want to know about all the essentials that make up a great story?

Preeti Shenoy, one of India's highest selling authors shares all her tips and tricks,which she has  gathered over a long writing career spanning more than a decade.

Come, be inspired to keep a writers notebook, know what goes into it and start recording your thoughts and ideas. Learn how to start thinking like a writer.

In this  course designed for complete beginners as well as for those who want to improve their writing skills, learn   Where to find Ideas, What point of view is best, how to create strong characters, use settings to add depth to your writinglearn why dialogues are important and  finally put it all together.


At the end of the course you would have written your very own original short fiction. You will definitely feel more inspired to  write. Your writing will have more depth and clarity.

From the Indian of the Year, Preeti Shenoy, comes a course that is engaging, interactive and which will give you loads of practice, to enhance your own writing.


Syllabus

  • NEW INTRO FUNDAMENTALS OF CR
  • Best way to do this course
  • Where I get my ideas
  • What are ideas
  • The writer's notebook
  • What to write in the writers notebook
  • Using material from your own life
  • Using anecdotes from friends
  • Where to get ideas from?
  • What are the three different point of views?
  • Which POV to use
  • How to create strong characters
  • Use of settings
  • Creating a coherent plot
  • Essentials of dialogue writing
  • Putting it all together
  • Goodluck extra tips

Taught by

Preeti Shenoy

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