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- Characters
- Description/Setting
- Dialogue
- Structure
- GMC
- POV
- Worldbuilding
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Week 1
- The market and genre - what should you write and where does it fit?
- Story, theme and generating ideas - ways to get great ideas and how to string them together.
- Characters - every story is about people, first, last and always. This lesson focuses on how to create characters and make them unforgettable.
- Conflict - your characters must suffer for your art. Be cruel to be kind.
- Point of view and tense - who's telling your story and which tense is best for your story (did you know first person past tense narrators can't die at the end of your story, but present tense narrators can?)
- Authorial voice - your unique voice is what readers want. So, what is "voice" and how do you tap into it?
- Show, don't tell - the golden rule of writing explained and demonstrated. Get this right or no-one will want to read your story!
- Dialogue - great dialogue isn't speech, it's stylised and serves the dual purposes of showing character traits and advancing your story.
- Setting - use the five senses to create your own story world.
- Editing - tricks of the trade to perfect your manuscript. Today, your manuscript needs to be near-perfect for editors to consider it. This lesson will focus on the polishing phase of your story, once it's out of your head and on paper. We'll also touch on whether you need to hire a professional editor before submitting to a publisher or agent.
