Learn Online: Novel Writing Techniques (Part I and II) Explosive Must-Do Course for Creative Writers Syllabus: Novel Writing Techniques (Part I and II) Explosive Must-Do Course for Creative Writers Course Description
Put fire in your writing! This is an absolute exciting must-do course for creative writers and novelists. Learn the tricks of the trade and write like a best-seller with this unparalleled course that focuses on teaching explosive creative writing and novel writing techniques for turning your pieces into masterpieces. Put cha-cha in your rhythm, ah-hah in your plots, kaboom in your action and create characters so vivid you will want to shush them up! Learn the many types of alliteration, how to form association, purposeful use of landmarking and symbolism, embed various components of rhythm, staggered levels of exaggeration, animate your piece with reverse personification and personification, sensory description, spectacular detailing, theatrical plotting, and add dual voice styles to drop the jaws of your readers. This convenient, self-paced, instructor-guided, must-do online course contains 10 profound lessons, reitteratively supported through valuable assignments whereby you apply each of the techniques in your writing, supportive quizzes, polls and netlink resources. Your instructor is published author, college writing instructor, creative writing and publishing workshop facilitator, and UC's Millenium Educator award recipient, Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Course Requirements
This course is self-encapsulated; there are no required course materials. Prerequisites: 1. Desire to improve your creative or novel writing skills. 2. An interest in applying creative writing techniques. Course Goals
1. To introduce you to new techniques for enhancing your novels and creative writing. 2. To share new depths of application of techniques. 3. To impart instruction for strategic mastery of techniques.
Course Materials
None required for this course.
Grading Policy
This is a scored, rather than a graded course. You must complete all lessons and their respective components with an overall score of 70% to pass.
Disclaimer
No claims regarding your success as a writer are made.
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