Course description
This course is also offered as an intensive one-week summer school.
This Novel Writing and Longer Works short evening course focuses on the skills required to sustain a work of longer fiction.
Learn to write a book through exercises, lectures, selected reading and workshop discussion, you will develop an understanding of essential novel writing techniques:
- finding the centre (generating and developing ideas)
- openings
- description/evoking time and place
- character
- narrative development
- plotting
- narration
- voice
The second half of the course will include workshop/peer review of students' own writing.
This novel writing course is a great progression from our Approach to Creative Writing course for those wanting to find a book writing course.
Led by an award-winning writer, the Novel Writing short course covers essential novel writing techniques and constructs, giving you the skills and confidence to work on your own novel. By the end of the Novel Writing course, you will feel confident enough to complete the first chapter of your novel, and have the momentum and motivation to continue with your writing.
Course delivery details
Assessment and certificates
Informal assessment will take place through group discussion, class room activities, and questions and answers sessions as guided by your tutor.
A City, University of London certificate will be awarded to all students who attend and participate in 70% of the course.
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