Creative Writing Basics

Course CodeSGW2
Fee CodeSG
Duration (approx)20 hours
QualificationCertificate of Completion

Learn about the different types of Creative Writing

  • Explore new forms of writing such as creative non-fiction. 
  • Study methodology and techniques of creative writing
  • Develop your skills and how you can apply these to a career.

Lesson Structure

There are 6 lessons in this course:

  1. SCOPE AND NATURE OF CREATIVE WRITING
    • Definitions of creative writing.
    • Plots in creative writing.
    • To be or not to be - creative.
    • Characteristics of a creative writer.
    • Oral storytelling.
    • Types of creative writing.
    • The personality of the creative writer.
  2. METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE - THE BRICKS & MORTAR OF WRITING
    • Methodology.
    • Time management.
    • Keeping notebooks.
    • Using formulas.
    • Writing the novel.
    • Writing techniques.
    • How to frame time.
    • Constructing a timeline.
    • Objectivity and subjectivity.
    • Ordered versus disordered messages.
    • Plotting a story.
    • Conflict and obstacles.
    • Point of view.
    • Capturing attention.
    • Developing your characters.
    • The end of your story.
    • Writing creative non-fiction articles.
    • Writing dialogue.
    • Script writing.
    • Writing news scripts.
  3. GENRES
    • Children’s books.
    • Fantasy writing.
    • Crime fiction.
    • Poetry.
    • Science fiction.
    • Romance and relationship writing.
    • Commercial genres.
    • Creative marketing.
    • Non-fiction writing.
    • Which genre?
  4. CREATIVE NON-FICTION
    • Defining creative non-fiction.
    • Literary journalism.
    • Tips to write creative non-fiction.
    • Examples of creative non-fiction.
    • Picking your specialist areas.
  5. CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
    • Rhythm of the story (peaks and troughs).
    • Landmark events.
    • Crisis – Conflict – Resolution.
    • Exaggerating reality.
    • Escapism.
    • Paradox.
    • Metaphors and similes.
    • Imagery.
    • Language.
  6. DEVELOPING YOUR SKILL, BUILDING YOUR CAREER
    • Choosing a genre or area of specialism.
    • Research.
    • Where do writers get inspiration?
    • Resources.
    • Writer’s block.
    • Writing & the law.
    • Submitting work for publication.
    • Self-publishing.
    • Print versus electronic publishing.
    • Distributing & selling your work.
    • Grants for writing.
    • Obtaining a contract.
    • Continuity of contracts.
    • Glossary – the meaning of words.
    • Final assessment

Creative Writing should arouse the Emotions and Harness the Imagination

This course teaches you to put your focus in a different place when you write. Unlike technical writing, you are not focussed on factual information. You are not focussed on a particular audience or format as you might be with children's writing or script writing. Creative writing has a very clear focus on creativity' and that is what you learn in this course. 





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