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Structure and stories: summer course

This 4 week course will take place in central Manchester in August.

You will study how to structure your work by looking both at short, and long, fiction. Creative works will be used as models, and you will also consider narrative theory and undertake writing practice. You will discover how to craft your work via traditional plots, but also how character, time and voice can impact structure.

Duration: 4 weeks, 2 hours per session. Extras: optional 'aftercare'

Tutor: Dr Sarah Dobbs, author of Killing Daniel

Suitable for all levels of writer, though some experience will be useful

More information:
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Or email sarahjanedobbs@gmail.com
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Published on May 08, 2013 03:40 Tags: courses, creative-writing

How to: Write a Novel

How to: Write a Novel

Everyone's got a novel in them... have you? So what's the difference between novels that languish in dusty drawers and those in the Waterstones display window? For most, the answer is study, perseverance and a helping hand.

This 3 month course aims to equip you with the things every novelist needs: The idea, the ability and the guidance.

You will take part in weekly peer to peer writing workshops and gain first-rate tuition from Guardian Not the Booker nominee, Dr Sarah Dobbs, author of Killing Daniel.

We have links with publishers, editors and agents and will recommend selected students.

Week 1 – Introduction - inspiration and ideas.

Week 2 - The First Page.

Week 3 – Character as plot.

Week 4 – Throughlines and timelining: how to plan

Week 5 – Subplot and minor characters

Week 6 – When and how to research. Mid-course review.

Week 7 – Dynamic dialogue

Week 8 – Voice, tone and POV

Week 9 – Genre and description: the senses

Week 10 – Drawing the strands to a close; endings

Week 11 – Editing: redrafting with different lenses

Week 12 – Review and where to go from here: the Agent, the covering letter & synopsis.

Price: £325

Online booking : http://www.hotcourses.com/uk-courses/...

For info email sarahjanedobbs@gmail.com or visit our website: http://cwartistsway.wordpress.com

We also offer a variety of other courses, manuscript feedback and face to face classes in Manchester.Killing Daniel
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Published on August 13, 2013 02:10 Tags: courses, how-to-write-a-novel, not-the-booker