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Personal DevelopmentCreativityWriting

How To Write Like J.K. Rowling

A Bestselling Novelist Teaches You To Write Amazing Fiction That Readers (And Publishers!) Can’t Put Down
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (44 ratings)
1,280 students
Created by E.Z. Rinsky
Last updated 11/2018
English
English [Auto]

What you'll learn

  • Hook readers (and publishers) right from the first page
  • Understand how J.K. Rowling created books that sold nearly a billion copies.
  • Write your own vibrant characters that feel real and engaging
  • Craft realistic settings that suck the reader in
  • Sharpen prose for any piece of fiction, or narrative non-fiction - including journalism
  • Become more critical readers and editors.

Requirements

  • You should have a good level of spoken and written English.

Description

LEARN HOW TO WRITE STORIES THAT READERS CAN'T PUT DOWN

  • Taught by E.Z. Rinsky, best-selling, award winning author of Palindrome and The Binding

  • Get a guided, close reading of Harry Potter, the most successful books in modern history

  • Learn the tools and tricks J.K. Rowling used to create incredible fiction!

This course is perfect for:

  • Authors

  • Journalists

  • Bloggers

  • Creative writers

  • Anyone wanting to improve their writing quality!

What will you get from this course? 

Create deep, realistic characters

Learn how to:

  • Build characters your reader will relate to

  • Use subtle hints to subconsciously convey characters to the reader

  • Write dialogue that perfectly fits your characters

  • Ensure your characters feel like complete, real people

  • Become a better reader & understand how the Masters create characters


Build immersive, gripping settings

Learn how to:

  • Plant complex images in your reader’s head

  • Simple techniques to evoke mood and atmosphere

  • Embed rich symbolism in your settings

  • Be “fair to the reader” ... and what that even means

  • Ensure your settings are an integral part of the story


Write beautiful prose.

Learn how to:

  • Build paragraphs that flow, and keep the reader riveted

  • Ensure internal paragraph logic

  • Know when to switch to a new paragraph

  • Nail the perfect word to convey your vision

  • Avoid the common mistakes which can doom a sentence

  • Write prose your readers can’t put down



Who this course is for:

  • This course is for writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction. It's designed both for new writers, and to help more advanced writers take their skills to the next level

Instructor

E.Z. Rinsky
Best-selling novelist & tech journalist
E.Z. Rinsky
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 44 Reviews
  • 1,280 Students
  • 1 Course

E.Z. Rinsky is the author of the best-selling mystery novels Palindrome and The Binding, both published by Harper Collins. His tech journalism has been read by 100,000+ people, and has been published all around the world. He's lectured in university classrooms for thousands of students, on creative and technical writing.

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