CREATIVE WRITING FOR BEGINNERS
| START DATE |
COST |
LOCATION |
TIMES |
DURATION |
| 17/09/19 |
£150 |
Stevenage Campus |
7PM - 9PM |
10 Weeks |
| 14/01/20 |
£150 |
Stevenage Campus |
7PM - 9PM |
10 Weeks |
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO JOIN
No previous knowledge required. Basic English written and speaking skills required.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
This course provides an introduction to creative writing identifying your personal writing goals and a way of working successfully towards achieving them. “Write what you know.” Learn to use all your senses to bring your work to life. Understand the elements necessary to the successful telling of a story. Have an appreciation of the craft and skills needed to write in a chosen medium. Writing fiction, non-fiction, short stories or writing for magazines and blogging.
Following topics will be covered:
- How to get started and how to finish
- Sharing: writing non-fiction. “Write what you know”
- Fiction. My genre: word count, template, passion
- Showing and telling, description and setting
- Characters from life, experience and imagination
- How to develop your own writing voice
- Editing and editing again
- Dialogue with real voices
- Viewpoint
HOW THE COURSE IS ASSESSED
No formal assessment. Observation, discussion and tutor feedback.
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS REQUIRED
WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT
Further guidance opportunities are available to all learners and learners will be advised of other courses that may be of interest to them.
ABOUT THE TUTOR
Susan Maylor is the Course Tutor for Creative Writing. A full member of Equity and the Writers Guild of Great Britain. She merges teaching with writing professionally.
Susan writes fiction, non-fiction and has written for Stage and Television. Her current project is a screenplay.
Her belief is that ‘everyone has a book in them’.
This course will enable you to find your unique voice as a writer and give you the help and support needed for success.
FURTHER INFORMATION
North Hertfordshire College cannot be held responsible if the classes are unable to run due to insufficient numbers of students enrolling. Course fees must be paid in full before attending a class.
If you need support with any of the following that may affect your learning please let the course admin know:
- Physical disabilities
- Dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties
- Sensory Impairment
- Medical conditions
- Reading, writing, maths, English as an additional language.
HOW TO APPLY
For more information or to apply, please call us on 01462 424242 or email enquiries@nhc.ac.uk.
