Creative Writing: how to write a novel. The full course.

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Udemy

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Online

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₹ 499 2699

Quick Facts

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Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 499  ₹2,699
certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udemy

The syllabus

The Character

  • Where a Story comes from
  • Problems and desires
  • What is your Message?
  • The theme of your life 
  • Ready to become a Real Writer?
  • The characters in your novel are real persons
  • What motivates your character
  • What motivates your character
  • That one event in their past
  • That one event in their past
  • Make your character have a secret
  • The character's reputation
  • No one likes passive characters
  • No one likes passive characters
  • The goal
  • The goal
  • Obstacles
  • Let's talk about obstacles
  • Habits die hard
  • Generic or stereotyped characters
  • The hero archetypes
  • The secondary characters
  • People are a jumble of contradictions
  • People are a jumble of contradictions
  • Nobody's perfect
  • The lie
  • The lie
  • What your character wants and what they need
  • What they want, what they need
  • The character's transformational arc
  • Time to watch a film!

The 3 Act Narrative Structure

  • Why use a Structure?
  • Some advice for a good start
  • The first act_ the hook
  • The introduction of the protagonist
  • The beginning of your story
  • The inciting incident
  • The normal world and the adventure world
  • The first turning point
  • The first critical point
  • The second act the protagonist's mighty roar
  • The game changer: the midpoint
  • We get to the action in the second act
  • The second turning point
  • The third act
  • The recknoning: the climax
  • The resolution of the third act
  • Advice for the ending
  • The flat transformational arc
  • The negative transformational arc
  • The theme and the plot

Show, Don't Tell

  • Don't Write Words, Write Images
  • Why do I write?
  • How to “show” a scene
  • Six ways to find out if you are “telling”
  • How to use verbs, adverbs, adjectives.
  • When is telling a good choice?
  • The five golden rules of “show, don’t tell”
  • “Showing” a character
  • Write something emotional!
  • The setting
  • How to write the prologue and flashbacks
  • How to write fight scenes
  • How to write love scenes
  • How to use symbolism

Dialogue

  • One Character, One Dialogue, One Role
  • The five functions of a dialogue
  • Conflict and narrative tension
  • Reveal the personality of a character through dialogue
  • how to provide information in a dialogue
  • Silence in dialogue
  • Inner monologue - what to do and what to avoid
  • Write a monologue!
  • The subtext of the dialogue
  • How to communicate context using dialogue
  • How to use dialogue to begin, develop and end a story
  • A man's voice and a woman's voice

Instructors

Mr Luca Panzarella

Mr Luca Panzarella
Instructor
Udemy

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