Learn how to become a creative writer and write a book like a pro with this step-by-step course!
This course includes:
- 13.5 hours of on-demand video
- 9 downloadable resources
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
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Created by Creativity Unleashed
What you’ll learn
- How to start writing
- How to know what to tell
- How to find your own structure
- How to write a synopsis
- How to create a plot
- How to create and develop your characters
- How to create a script for a movie
- The principles of the text and the subtext
Requirements
- No previous knowledge of creative writing required
- A desire to learn!
- A positive attitude!
Description
Learn Creative Writing!
Have you always wanted to become a creative writer pro? Regardless of your level as a writer, your experience, or your expertise, this is the course for you. As an amateur, you will learn how to start from zero ground to the level of hero writers. As an experienced creative writer, you will learn here how to plan, organize, and present your work, how to design and develop your project professionally and how to present it on a professional document to any editor, publisher, or producer.
In this course, you’re going to learn everything you need to know to get started with creative writing, from styles, methods, and techniques to how to write fiction or non fiction and learning forms, not formulas. You’ll even learn the different ways to develop your own characters.
Our instructor has years of experience not only in creative writing, but also in teaching and the expertly-crafted syllabus is designed to be easy to follow and thorough. We’ve even included plenty of examples explained for you to study. That’s why this is the only Creative Writing course you’ll ever need to create awesome stories and write like a pro!
Start writing today!
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Create a story from scratch
- Develop your own characters, with backstory, familiar story, and antecedents
- Catch ideas from your daily life
- Set a writing routine
- Use the instruments of writing: plot, form, rhythm, tone, style, and introduction
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn to write and tell stories – no experience needed!
- Writers/editors who want to learn new styles and methods
- Anyone with specialized needs (proofreaders, screenwriters, students, teachers)
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Course content
8 sections • 54 lectures • 13h 40m total lengthCollapse all sections
Introduction2 lectures • 37min
- Welcome to the CoursePreview10:20
- Creativity: Give Yourself Permission to Be Creative26:14
Basics13 lectures • 1hr 39min
- The IdeaPreview05:01
- Theme01:40
- Main Character08:32
- A Passive Protagonist vs. An Active One03:52
- The Others (Secondary Characters)03:07
- The Wall03:22
- “Bad M. F.”04:54
- Stairway to Hell or to Heaven (The Structure)05:03
- Bridge by Bridge13:28
- The Hero Path36:27
- Discover Your Own Way04:44
- Conclusion03:03
- Catching My Own Story06:11
Creating a Story in a Symphony10 lecture • 2hr 36min
- Introduction04:10
- The Instruments of the Art of WritingPreview11:44
- The Style15:49
- The Text, Context, and Subtext15:51
- The Narrator17:56
- Phrase by Phrase05:22
- The Scene01:10:59
- The Job of the Reader03:48
- Catching Ideas04:06
- The Case of Elisa Lam06:40
Creating and Developing Characters8 lectures • 2hr 10min
- Introduction03:47
- Characters: The Story of a Killer30:18
- Develop Your Characters11:46
- Archetypes25:49
- The Dialogue08:04
- Six Mistakes25:14
- Transformation Arc18:22
- Exercise07:00
The Overview5 lectures • 1hr 44min
- Introduction10:48
- The Universe of the Story28:38
- When and Where is My Story Located?03:34
- Play with Space, Plots, and Times59:36
- Conclusion01:27
The Synopsis2 lectures • 33min
- Types of Synopsis29:59
- Exercise03:15
Creative Writing Languages (Developing Genres)7 lectures • 3hr 41min
- Introduction01:14
- The Short Story01:07:39
- Exercise13:42
- The Novel36:15
- Poetry32:43
- Essay16:48
- Script for a Movie or a Play52:11
Starting Over7 lectures • 40min
- Introduction02:25
- Set a Writing RoutinePreview08:37
- Write Drunk, Edit Sober10:16
- The Right Word and the Screaming Test04:18
- Block the Writer’s Block: Creative Writing Exercises, Finding Your Space04:07
- Good Luck, a Conclusion09:13
- Last Words00:35
