This vocational course covers every aspect of creative writing. Each lesson includes a practical assignment which is based on real creative writing scenarios. All assignments are personally marked and graded by your tutor, so you’ll be receiving expert feedback at each stage of the course.
We have recently added a brand new topic to lesson 1, which focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, how it is affecting the market, and how copywriters can integrate it into their roles.
Lesson 01: You can be a writer
How to get started.
Where, when and what to write.
Using artificial intelligence to help you plan, research and structure your creative writing. New topic
Finding your form, including experiments in fiction and non-fiction prose, poetry and drama.
Who you can write for: how to appeal to varied audiences including children, young adults, and adults.
Lesson 02: The basics
Writing and publishing terminology.
Applying a style guide.
Presenting your work correctly.
Creating a cover sheet.
Keeping legally safe notebooks and records.
Lesson 03: What to write about
Developing your imagination and producing ideas.
Overcoming writer’s block.
Finding original angles and follow-ups.
Reading as a writer.
Writing as a reader.
Lesson 04: Writing techniques
The importance of drafting.
Develop your own style: finding your unique “voice”.
Achieve brevity, fluency and consistency.
Writing for a reader.
Lesson 05: How to write fictional prose, including:
Short stories: different types of short story, and flash-fiction. Scene setting, characterisation, dialogue, narrative point of view.
Novels: different genres, and traditional and modern forms. Scene setting, characterisation, dialogue, narrative point of view.
“Genre” fiction: sci-fi, fantasy, crime. Scene setting, characterisation, dialogue.
“Literary” fiction: history, scene setting, characterisation, dialogue, narrative point of view.
Lesson 06: How to write non-fiction prose, including:
