COMPLETE Creative Writing - All Genres - THE FULL COURSE!
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Try Udemy for Business- This is a fun and practical creative writing course designed to get you excited about creating your own work!
- Fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction - the four genres of creative writing.
- How to discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice.
- A series of authentic writing assignments designed to target the skills you need.
- Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills.
- Publishing opportunities, podcasts, and where to create a professional creative writing portfolio.
- How to become a successful and confident writer!
- Just a willingness to write!
Course Overview:
This is a fun and practical creative writing course designed to get YOU excited about creating your own works of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction - the four genres of creative writing.
Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills will be covered to help you discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice.
While review quizzes over major concepts are provided along the way, the true measure of progress will be in the authentic writing assignments that you will complete as you progress toward your goal of becoming a successful and confident writer!
The Course Includes:
43 Video Lessons
Each lesson is broken down into multiple video lectures that include:
A quick writing assignment aligned with the day's goals
A lesson covering an area of course content
A practical application project
37 online review quizzes over major concepts
Quizzes are designed to reinforce major concepts discussed in the class
Graphics, notes, assignment sheets, or outside resources are provided for every lesson
Over 12 hours of video lessons
Course Goals:
Through taking this course, you will develop and perfect your personal writer's voice as you:
become familiar with the four genres of creative writing
apply writing techniques for success
examine a multitude of writing concepts to relate to your own writing
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of writing projects
create scaffolded examples of a variety of writing styles
Additionally, you will discover multiple public outlets with which to share your writing with others as you experience success and develop confidence in your writing ability.
COMPLETE Creative Writing contains all of the content (and a little extra) from:
Poetry Primer - Survey of Poetic Writing Styles and Projects
Creative Non-Fiction Writing - You Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Fiction Crash Course - Writing Skills & Methods for Success!
Beginning Playwriting - Write a Play and Get Produced!
- Anyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write
A general overview of what we will cover throughout the class.
Promo video music courtesy of Bensound.
The Importance of Daily Writing, Writing Journal Prompt #1, Basic Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Short Story
LESSON ONE - Fiction
1. Importance of daily writing – Students should write every day even if they fall behind on videos
- Link to 365 creative writing prompts
The Importance of Daily Writing, Writing Journal Prompt #1, Basic Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Short Story
LESSON ONE - Fiction
2. Writer's Journal #1 – How to write in a Writer's Journal - Prompt #1
- Written list of all Writer’s Journal Prompts used throughout the course
The Importance of Daily Writing, Writing Journal Prompt #1, Basic Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Short Story
LESSON ONE - Fiction
3. Fiction – most of us are probably most familiar with this
- Elements of Plot
*More than just Action
*Plot Peak
~Exposition
~Inciting Incident
~Rising Action
~Climax
~Falling Action
~Resolution
- Types of Characters
~Protagonist
~Antagonist
~Foil
Writing Journal Prompt #2, The Six Types of Plots, 55 Word Story #2
LESSON TWO - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #2
Writing Journal Prompt #2, The Six Types of Plots, 55 Word Story #2
LESSON TWO - Fiction
3. Elements of character and plot to focus on…
- Does the protagonist predominate the story?
- Do they have a crisis to overcome?
- Does the protagonist mentally grow or change by the end of the story?
4. 55 Word Story Assignment #2
Writing Journal Prompt #3, Six More Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Story #3
LESSON THREE - Fiction
2. Six more elements of fiction to apply to your writing
- Theme
- Logical Chain of Events
- Setting
- Tone
- Dialogue
- Making purposeful choices
Writing Journal Prompt #4, Character Literary Terms, Review Worksheet
LESSON FOUR - Fiction
2. Literary Terms – Character (PART 1)
- Character
- Characterization
* Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
- Character Motivation
* Purpose
* Impulse
* Desire
- Types of characters
* Protagonist
* Antagonist
* Foil
* Dynamic vs. Static
Writing Journal Prompt #4, Character Literary Terms, Review Worksheet
LESSON FOUR - Fiction
2. Literary Terms – Character (PART 2)
* Antihero
* Round vs. Flat
* Stock
* Tragic Hero
- Character Action
* Reversal
* Recognition
3. Literary Terms #1 Worksheet
Writing Journal Prompt #5, Ways to Develop Character, Creating a Character Outline
LESSON FIVE - Fiction
2. Character Development activities
- Asking hard questions
- Hypothetical situations
- Self-description
- Major Milestones for Character
3. What is a Character Arc?
Lesson Six - Seven Topics for Fiction Writers
LESSON SIX - Fiction
2. Literary Terms Lesson – Seven More Terms (PART 2)
- Foreshadowing
- Moral
- Style
- Genre
- Satire
3. Seven More Literary Terms for Fiction Writers Review Worksheet
Writing Journal Prompt #7, How to write good Description, Creating Your Short Story Outline
LESSON SEVEN - Fiction
2. Creating Good Descriptive Writing
- Establishing Mood
- Providing Sensory Details
- Vivid vs. Vague Language
- Sentence Variety
- What to Avoid
Writing Journal Prompt #8, Eight MORE Literary Terms that Fiction Writers Need to Know, Review Worksheet, Starting your Short Story
LESSON EIGHT - Fiction
2. Literary Terms Lesson – Eight MORE Terms
- Allegory
- Allusion
- Symbol
- Motif
Writing Journal Prompt #8, Eight MORE Literary Terms that Fiction Writers Need to Know, Review Worksheet, Starting your Short Story
LESSON EIGHT - Fiction
- Analogy
- Paradox
- Connotation/Denotation
- Irony
* Situational Irony
* Dramatic Irony
* Verbal Irony
3. Eight MORE Literary Terms for Fiction Writers Review Worksheet
Writing Journal Prompt #9, The Five Types of Endings, Continuing Your Story
LESSON NINE - Fiction
2. Creating a Satisfying Ending
- What type of ending do you want?
- Plot Peak Review
- The Five Types of Endings
* Barely There Ending
* Real Life Ending
* The Surprise Ending
* The Classic Denouement
* The Epilogue
Writing Journal Prompt #10, 19 Terms About Word Choice, Feedback, Completing Your Story
LESSON TEN - Fiction
2. 19 Terms About Word Choice (PART 2)
- Abstract Language
- Concrete Language
- Literal Language
- Figurative Language
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Extended Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
- Onomatopoeia
- Oxymoron
Writing Journal Prompt #11, Linear and Non-Linear Storytelling, Using Multiple Points Of View, Modular Design Activity
LESSON ELEVEN - Fiction
3. Effectively Using Multiple Points Of View in Fiction
Writing Journal Prompt #13, Final 8 Terms for Fiction Writers, Completing the Modular Design Activity
LESSON THIRTEEN - Fiction
2. FINAL 8 Terms for Fiction Writers (PART 1)
- Aesthetic Distance
- Archetype
- Narrator
- Point of View
* First Person
* First Person Observer
* Third Person Omniscient
* Third Person Limited
Writing Journal Prompt #13, Final 8 Terms for Fiction Writers, Completing the Modular Design Activity
LESSON THIRTEEN - Fiction
2. FINAL 8 Terms for Fiction Writers (PART 2)
* Unreliable Narrator
- Concrete Language
- Stereotype
- Pathetic Fallacy
- Imagery
- Ambiguity
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
2. Overview of the Poetry Module
Writing Journal #21, Identifying and Notating Rhyme Scheme, Writing the English/Shakespearian Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY ONE - Poetry
2. Identifying and Notating Rhyme Scheme
3. How to Write a Shakespearian Style Sonnet
- Rhyme Scheme
- Line Structure
- Iambic Pentameter
- Subject Matter
Writing Journal Prompt #22, Review of English Sonnets, A Modern Adaptation, Writing Your Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY TWO - Poetry
2. Review of Sonnet Rules and Form
3. A Modern Adaptation of the Sonnet
- "I'm a Believer" (Yes, it's THAT "I'm a Believer")
Writing Journal Prompt #24, Spoken Word Poetry, 11 Poetry Podcasts, Working with Audacity, Resources for Your Rhymes, Record Your Poetry!
LESSON TWENTY FOUR - Poetry
5. Resources for Your Rhymes
- From an Online Rhyming Dictionary to Places to Submit Your Work
6. Record Your Poems!
Writing Journal Prompt #26, How to Write Dynamite Dialogue, Playwriting Exercise #1 - It's All About Conflict
LESSON TWENTY SIX - Drama
2. How to Write Dynamite Dialogue
- Knowing and Listening to Your Characters
- Ways to Get Inside Your Character's Head
- Reading Your Dialogue Out Loud
Writing Journal Prompt #26, How to Write Dynamite Dialogue, Playwriting Exercise #1 - It's All About Conflict
LESSON TWENTY SIX - Drama
2. How to Write Dynamite Dialogue
- Using Punctuation
- The "Pause"
- People Don't Usually Say What They Feel!
Writing Journal Prompt #27, Some Very Important Playwriting Terms, Writing Your Monologue
LESSON TWENTY SEVEN - Drama
2. Important Playwriting Terms
- Character
- Goal/Objective
- Obstacle
- Conflict
- Dialogue
- Monologue
- Scene
- Stage Directions
- Setting
- Biography
- Dramatic Action
- Beat
Writing Journal Prompt #32, Activity vs. Action, Creating Your 10 Minute Play, Building a Character, Can You Keep a Secret?, Creating a Conflict Scheme
LESSON THIRTY TWO - Drama
2. Congrats on Finishing Your 1 Minute Play - Now Let's Go For 10!
Writing Journal Prompt #32, Activity vs. Action, Creating Your 10 Minute Play, Building a Character, Can You Keep a Secret?, Creating a Conflict Scheme
LESSON THIRTY TWO - Drama
4. Building a Character
- The Importance of Secrets
Writing Journal Prompt #33, Extra Resources, 10 Minute Play Structure, 12 Rules for Writing 10 Minute Plays, A Playwriting Questionnaire
LESSON THIRTY THREE - Drama
2. Extra Resources to Help You Write
- Smith and Kraus Best 10 Minute Play Collections
- A More Perfect Ten by Gary Garrison
3. 10 Minute Play Structure
Writing Journal Prompt #37, What Makes a Good Storyteller?, Writing the Vignette
LESSON THIRTY SEVEN - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Writing the Vignette