This course has all the ingredients to
enable you to master the techniques of writing a novel which
will not only satisfy you the author, but the reader and
publisher as well.
During the course, you will chart the
entire process of bringing the popular genre novel, whether
it's mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, techno-thriller,
or something else into life. Step-by-step the Writer's Craft,
Writing a Novel course will walk you through the entire
process of writing fiction, from the first spark of an idea,
to establishing a point of view, to developing your own
style, to polishing your final work.
Your tutor will take you first to the
heart of popular fiction to discover how its key technical
components - plot, characterization, motivation and pacing
- work together. You will discover the special methods required
for creating complex characters that "love and breathe"
on the page. How to build tension through effective pacing,
and dialogue that is stimulating and "betrays" character
traits - as it advances your story.
This course is for anyone who has nursed
a dream of one day trying to write a bestseller. Guided
by your tutor and proven advice, we will make your work
perform on the only two levels that count - as can't-put-it-down
storytelling and can't-turn-it-down manuscript. We want
to see your name on the bestseller lists!
This course can be taken by mail or email
Novel
Writing - Course Syllabus
| Blueprint
1 |
Introduction • Correct manuscript
presentation • The plot • Formulating the main plot
• The main character • The proble • The conflict
• Complications • Change • Cross, sub plots • Thirty
six situations • Types of novels
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| Blueprint
2 |
Characters, Characterization
• Physical appearance • Characterization, the length
• Clothes • Names • Pet names • Mannerisms • Personality
• minor characters • sympathetic character • The
climax
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| Blueprint
3 |
Emotions, traits • Fear • Anger
• Jealousy • Anxiety • Happiness • Sadness • Shyness
• Love • The hero • The heroine • The villian •
Create biographies • Theme • Viewpoint • Show, don't
tell
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| Blueprint
4 |
Dialogue • What to include •
Source, form layout • Dialect • Emotion in dialogue
• Dialogue tags • Style
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| Blueprint
5 |
Construction, shape • Scene
changes, settings • Transitions • Chapters • The
beginning • The ending • Type of novel • Research
• The title • Approaching publishers
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Course
duration: Up to 2 years maximum. Typically 12 months
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