
A general overview of what we will cover throughout the class.
Promo video music courtesy of Bensound.
Before we get cracking, here are a few reminders about how Udemy in general and this course will work.
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
The Importance of Daily Writing, Writing Journal Prompt #1, Basic Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Short Story
LESSON ONE - Fiction
4. 55 Word Story Assignment #1
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
2. Types of plots – Every story ever written has one of these six basic plots
- BBC article
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
1. Writer’s Journal #3
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 #3, Six More Elements of Fiction, 55 Word Story #3
LESSON THREE - Fiction
4. 55 Word Story Assignment #3
- Can today’s writing be expanded into a full-length short story?
Writing Journal Prompt #4, Character Literary Terms, Review Worksheet
LESSON FOUR - Fiction
1. Writers Journal #4
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
1. Writer’s Journal #5
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?
Writing Journal Prompt #5, Ways to Develop Character, Creating a Character Outline
LESSON FIVE - Fiction
4. Creating a Character Outline
Writing Journal Prompt #5, Ways to Develop Character, Creating a Character Outline
LESSON FIVE - Fiction
4. Creating a Character Outline
Lesson Six - Seven Topics for Fiction Writers
LESSON SIX - Fiction
1. Writers Journal #6
Lesson Six - Seven Topics for Fiction Writers
LESSON SIX - Fiction
2. Literary Terms Lesson – Seven More Terms (PART 1)
- Climax
- Conflict
- Flashback
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
1. Writers Journal #7
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 #7, How to write good Description, Creating Your Short Story Outline
LESSON SEVEN - Fiction
3. Creating Your Story Outline
Writing Journal Prompt #8, Eight MORE Literary Terms that Fiction Writers Need to Know, Review Worksheet, Starting your Short Story
LESSON EIGHT - Fiction
1. Writers Journal #8
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 #8, Eight MORE Literary Terms that Fiction Writers Need to Know, Review Worksheet, Starting your Short Story
LESSON EIGHT - Fiction
4. Starting YOUR Short Story
Writing Journal Prompt #9, The Five Types of Endings, Continuing Your Story
LESSON NINE - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #9
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 #9, The Five Types of Endings, Continuing Your Story
LESSON NINE - Fiction
3. Continuing YOUR Short Story
Writing Journal Prompt #10, 19 Terms About Word Choice, Feedback, Completing Your Story
LESSON TEN - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #10
Writing Journal Prompt #10, 19 Terms About Word Choice, Feedback, Completing Your Story
LESSON TEN - Fiction
2. 19 Terms About Word Choice (PART 1)
- Diction
- Syntax
- Mood
- Suspense
- Dialect
- Local Color
- Pathos
- Sarcasm
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 #10, 19 Terms About Word Choice, Feedback, Completing Your Story
LESSON TEN - Fiction
3. Completing Your Short Story
4. Getting Feedback for Your Completed Short Story
Writing Journal Prompt #11, Linear and Non-Linear Storytelling, Using Multiple Points Of View, Modular Design Activity
LESSON ELEVEN - Fiction
CONGRATULATIONS on FINISHING Your Short Story!
Writing Journal Prompt #11, Linear and Non-Linear Storytelling, Using Multiple Points Of View, Modular Design Activity
LESSON ELEVEN - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #11
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 #11, Linear and Non-Linear Storytelling, Using Multiple Points Of View, Modular Design Activity
LESSON ELEVEN - Fiction
4. Your Modular Design Activity
Writing Journal Prompt #12, Non-Linear Presentation, Can Fiction Shape Reality?, Continuing the Modular Story
LESSON TWELVE - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #12
Writing Journal Prompt #12, Non-Linear Presentation, Can Fiction Shape Reality?, Continuing the Modular Story
LESSON TWELVE - Fiction
2. Constructing a Non-Linear Narrative from YOUR Life
Writing Journal Prompt #12, Non-Linear Presentation, Can Fiction Shape Reality?, Continuing the Modular Story
LESSON TWELVE - Fiction
3. Fiction CAN reshape Reality!
Writing Journal Prompt #12, Non-Linear Presentation, Can Fiction Shape Reality?, Continuing the Modular Story
LESSON TWELVE - Fiction
4. Continuing Your Modular Story
Writing Journal Prompt #13, Final 8 Terms for Fiction Writers, Completing the Modular Design Activity
LESSON THIRTEEN - Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #13
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 #13, Final 8 Terms for Fiction Writers, Completing the Modular Design Activity
LESSON THIRTEEN - Fiction
3. Completing the Modular Design Project
Congratulations on finishing your modular story! Now it's time to move on to poetry...
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #14
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 Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
- Creating Your Poetry Portfolio
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
3. What is Poetry
- Evolution Over Time
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
4. The "Where I'm From" Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
4. The "Where I'm From" Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #14, Overview of the Poetry Unit, Creating the Poetry Portfolio, Concepts of Poetry, Where I'm From Poem
LESSON FOURTEEN - Poetry
4. The "Where I'm From" Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #15, Select Important Poetry Terms, The Abstract Noun Poem
LESSON FIFTEEN - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #15
Writing Journal Prompt #15, Select Important Poetry Terms, The Abstract Noun Poem
LESSON FIFTEEN - Poetry
2. Select Important Poetry Terms
- Assonance
- Consonance
- Alliteration
Writing Journal Prompt #15, Select Important Poetry Terms, The Abstract Noun Poem
LESSON FIFTEEN - Poetry
3. The Abstract Noun Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #15, Select Important Poetry Terms, The Abstract Noun Poem
LESSON FIFTEEN - Poetry
3. The Abstract Noun Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #15, Select Important Poetry Terms, The Abstract Noun Poem
LESSON FIFTEEN - Poetry
3. The Abstract Noun Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #16, Select Important Poetry Terms, Using Another's Voice Poem
LESSON SIXTEEN - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #16
Writing Journal Prompt #16, Select Important Poetry Terms, Using Another's Voice Poem
LESSON SIXTEEN - Poetry
2. Select Important Poetry Terms
- Foot
- Stress
- Meter
Writing Journal Prompt #16, Select Important Poetry Terms, Using Another's Voice Poem
LESSON SIXTEEN - Poetry
3. Writing in Another's Voice Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #16, Select Important Poetry Terms, Using Another's Voice Poem
LESSON SIXTEEN - Poetry
3. Writing in Another's Voice Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #16, Select Important Poetry Terms, Using Another's Voice Poem
LESSON SIXTEEN - Poetry
3. Writing in Another's Voice Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #17, Select Important Poetry Terms, Narrative Poem
LESSON SEVENTEEN- Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #17
Writing Journal Prompt #17, Select Important Poetry Terms, Narrative Poem
LESSON SEVENTEEN- Poetry
2. Select Important Poetry Terms
- Onomatopoeia
- Personification
- Metaphor
- Conceit
- Paradox
Writing Journal Prompt #17, Select Important Poetry Terms, Narrative Poem
LESSON SEVENTEEN- Poetry
3. Narrative Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #18, Select Important Poetry Terms, Satire Poem
LESSON EIGHTEEN- Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #18
Writing Journal Prompt #18, Select Important Poetry Terms, Satire Poem
LESSON EIGHTEEN- Poetry
2. Select Important Poetry Terms
- Euphony
- Cacophony
- Satire
Writing Journal Prompt #18, Select Important Poetry Terms, Satire Poem
LESSON EIGHTEEN- Poetry
3. Satire Poem
Writing Journal Prompt #19, Select Important Poetry Terms, Writing an Ode
LESSON NINETEEN- Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #19
Writing Journal Prompt #19, Select Important Poetry Terms, Writing an Ode
LESSON NINETEEN- Poetry
2. Select Important Poetry Terms
- Couplet
- Elegy
- Haiku
Writing Journal Prompt #19, Select Important Poetry Terms, Writing an Ode
LESSON NINETEEN- Poetry
3. Writing an Ode
Writing Journal Prompt #20, Traditional Poetic Forms of Japan, Writing the Haiku and Tanka
LESSON TWENTY - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #20
Writing Journal Prompt #20, Traditional Poetic Forms of Japan, Writing the Haiku and Tanka
LESSON TWENTY - Poetry
2. The Traditional Poetic Forms of Japan
- Haiku
- Tanka
Writing Journal Prompt #20, Traditional Poetic Forms of Japan, Writing the Haiku and Tanka
LESSON TWENTY - Poetry
3. Writing Your Haiku and Tanka
Writing Journal #21, Identifying and Notating Rhyme Scheme, Writing the English/Shakespearian Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY ONE - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #21
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 #21, Identifying and Notating Rhyme Scheme, Writing the English/Shakespearian Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY ONE - Poetry
4. Practice Activity
Writing Journal Prompt #22, Review of English Sonnets, A Modern Adaptation, Writing Your Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY TWO - Poetry
1.Writer's Journal #22
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 #22, Review of English Sonnets, A Modern Adaptation, Writing Your Sonnet
LESSON TWENTY TWO - Poetry
4. Writing Your Own Sonnets
Writing Journal Prompt #23, Review of the Poetry Portfolio, Creating Your Portfolio
LESSON TWENTY THREE - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #23
Writing Journal Prompt #23, Review of the Poetry Portfolio, Creating Your Portfolio
LESSON TWENTY THREE - Poetry
2. Review of the Poetry Portfolio
Writing Journal Prompt #23, Review of the Poetry Portfolio, Creating Your Portfolio
LESSON TWENTY THREE - Poetry
3. Creating Your Own Portfolio
Writing Journal Prompt #24, Spoken Word Poetry, 11 Poetry Podcasts, Working with Audacity, Resources for Your Rhymes, Record Your Poetry!
LESSON TWENTY FOUR - Poetry
1. Writer's Journal #24
Writing Journal Prompt #24, Spoken Word Poetry, 11 Poetry Podcasts, Working with Audacity, Resources for Your Rhymes, Record Your Poetry!
LESSON TWENTY FOUR - Poetry
2. Publishing Poetry by Speaking
Writing Journal Prompt #24, Spoken Word Poetry, 11 Poetry Podcasts, Working with Audacity, Resources for Your Rhymes, Record Your Poetry!
LESSON TWENTY FOUR - Poetry
3. 11 Poetry Podcasts
- Compiled by Book Riot
Writing Journal Prompt #24, Spoken Word Poetry, 11 Poetry Podcasts, Working with Audacity, Resources for Your Rhymes, Record Your Poetry!
LESSON TWENTY FOUR - Poetry
4. The Best Place to Start Recording
- Audacity
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 #25, Thinking Visually and in Dialogue, Creating a Visual Story, Writing Your Comic
LESSON TWENTY FIVE - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #25
Writing Journal Prompt #25, Thinking Visually and in Dialogue, Creating a Visual Story, Writing Your Comic
LESSON TWENTY FIVE - Drama
2. Thinking About Story Visually and in Dialogue
Writing Journal Prompt #25, Thinking Visually and in Dialogue, Creating a Visual Story, Writing Your Comic
LESSON TWENTY FIVE - Drama
3. Practice Telling a Visual Story
Writing Journal Prompt #25, Thinking Visually and in Dialogue, Creating a Visual Story, Writing Your Comic
LESSON TWENTY FIVE - Drama
4. Creating Your Anecdotal Comic
Writing Journal Prompt #25, Thinking Visually and in Dialogue, Creating a Visual Story, Writing Your Comic
LESSON TWENTY FIVE - Drama
4. Creating Your Anecdotal Comic
Writing Journal Prompt #26, How to Write Dynamite Dialogue, Playwriting Exercise #1 - It's All About Conflict
LESSON TWENTY SIX - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #26
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 #26, How to Write Dynamite Dialogue, Playwriting Exercise #1 - It's All About Conflict
LESSON TWENTY SIX - Drama
3. Playwriting Exercise #1
- Six Lines of Dialogue Showing CONFLICT
Writing Journal Prompt #27, Some Very Important Playwriting Terms, Writing Your Monologue
LESSON TWENTY SEVEN - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #27
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 #27, Some Very Important Playwriting Terms, Writing Your Monologue
LESSON TWENTY SEVEN - Drama
3. Writing Your Monologue
Writing Journal Prompt #28, Correct Script Format, A Formatting Example, Adding Variety to Your Dialogue
LESSON TWENTY EIGHT - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #28
Writing Journal Prompt #28, Correct Script Format, A Formatting Example, Adding Variety to Your Dialogue
LESSON TWENTY EIGHT - Drama
2. How to Correctly Format Your Script
- Why It Matters
Writing Journal Prompt #28, Correct Script Format, A Formatting Example, Adding Variety to Your Dialogue
LESSON TWENTY EIGHT - Drama
2. How to Correctly Format Your Script
- An Example of Correct Formatting
Writing Journal Prompt #28, Correct Script Format, A Formatting Example, Adding Variety to Your Dialogue
LESSON TWENTY EIGHT - Drama
3. Adding Variety to Your Dialogue
- Hint: Punctuation is a GREAT Tool
Writing Journal Prompt #29, Exposition is HARD, Get Rid of Your Movie Brain, Writing Three Moments
LESSON TWENTY NINE - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #29
Writing Journal Prompt #29, Exposition is HARD, Get Rid of Your Movie Brain, Writing Three Moments
LESSON TWENTY NINE - Drama
2. Good Exposition is Important!
Writing Journal Prompt #29, Exposition is HARD, Get Rid of Your Movie Brain, Writing Three Moments
LESSON TWENTY NINE - Drama
2. Good Exposition is Important!
- Playwriting Exercise #4
Writing Journal Prompt #29, Exposition is HARD, Get Rid of Your Movie Brain, Writing Three Moments
LESSON TWENTY NINE - Drama
3. Get Rid of Your Movie Brain
- Stagability is Your Number One Goal
Writing Journal Prompt #29, Exposition is HARD, Get Rid of Your Movie Brain, Writing Three Moments
LESSON TWENTY NINE - Drama
4. Writing Visual Moments
- Playwriting Exercise #5
Writing Journal Prompt #30, Write What You Know?, Common Problems - Dialogue, Common Problems - Character
LESSON THIRTY - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #30
Writing Journal Prompt #30, Write What You Know?, Common Problems - Dialogue, Common Problems - Character
LESSON THIRTY - Drama
2. Should You "Write What You Know?"
Writing Journal Prompt #30, Write What You Know?, Common Problems - Dialogue, Common Problems - Character
LESSON THIRTY - Drama
3. Common Problems in First Plays - Dialogue
Writing Journal Prompt #30, Write What You Know?, Common Problems - Dialogue, Common Problems - Character
LESSON THIRTY - Drama
4. Common Problems in First Plays - Characters
Writing Journal Prompt #31, Common Problems - Conflict, Common Problems - Plot, Writing the One Minute Play
LESSON THIRTY ONE - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #31
Writing Journal Prompt #31, Common Problems - Conflict, Common Problems - Plot, Writing the One Minute Play
LESSON THIRTY ONE - Drama
2. Common Problems in First Plays - Conflict
Writing Journal Prompt #31, Common Problems - Conflict, Common Problems - Plot, Writing the One Minute Play
LESSON THIRTY ONE - Drama
3. Common Problems in First Plays - Plot
Writing Journal Prompt #31, Common Problems - Conflict, Common Problems - Plot, Writing the One Minute Play
LESSON THIRTY ONE - Drama
4. Writing Your One Minute Play
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
1. Writer's Journal #32
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
3. Activity vs. Action - How to Tell Them Apart
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 #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
5. Creating a Conflict Scheme
Writing Journal Prompt #33, Extra Resources, 10 Minute Play Structure, 12 Rules for Writing 10 Minute Plays, A Playwriting Questionnaire
LESSON THIRTY THREE - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #33
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 #33, Extra Resources, 10 Minute Play Structure, 12 Rules for Writing 10 Minute Plays, A Playwriting Questionnaire
LESSON THIRTY THREE - Drama
4. 12 Rules for Writing 10 Minute Plays
Writing Journal Prompt #33, Extra Resources, 10 Minute Play Structure, 12 Rules for Writing 10 Minute Plays, A Playwriting Questionnaire
LESSON THIRTY THREE - Drama
5. A Playwriting Questionnaire
Writing Journal Prompt #34, Completing Your 10 Minute Play, Questions for the Playwright
LESSON THIRTY FOUR - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #34
Writing Journal Prompt #34, Completing Your 10 Minute Play, Questions for the Playwright
LESSON THIRTY FOUR - Drama
2. Completing Your 10 Minute Play
Writing Journal Prompt #34, Completing Your 10 Minute Play, Questions for the Playwright
LESSON THIRTY FOUR - Drama
3. Questions for the Playwright to ask AFTER the Draft is Completed
Writing Journal Prompt #35, A Playwright's Checklist, Submit Your Writing!
LESSON THIRTY FIVE - Drama
1. Writer's Journal #35
Writing Journal Prompt #35, A Playwright's Checklist, Submit Your Writing!
LESSON THIRTY FIVE - Drama
2. A Playwright's Checklist - 15 Practical Things to Look for in Your Script
Writing Journal Prompt #35, A Playwright's Checklist, Submit Your Writing!
LESSON THIRTY FIVE - Drama
3. Submit Your Writing!
Writing Journal Prompt #36, What is Creative Non-Fiction?, A Picture of Your Existence
LESSON THIRTY SIX - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writing Journal Prompt #36
Writing Journal Prompt #36, What is Creative Non-Fiction?, A Picture of Your Existence
LESSON THIRTY SIX - Creative Non-Fiction
2. What is Creative Non-Fiction?
- The Elusive "4th Genre"
Writing Journal Prompt #36, What is Creative Non-Fiction?, A Picture of Your Existence
LESSON THIRTY SIX - Creative Non-Fiction
3. A Picture of Your Existence
Writing Journal Prompt #37, What Makes a Good Storyteller?, Writing the Vignette
LESSON THIRTY SEVEN - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #37
Writing Journal Prompt #37, What Makes a Good Storyteller?, Writing the Vignette
LESSON THIRTY SEVEN - Creative Non-Fiction
2. What Makes a Good Storyteller?
Writing Journal Prompt #37, What Makes a Good Storyteller?, Writing the Vignette
LESSON THIRTY SEVEN - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Writing the Vignette
Writing Journal Prompt #38, Using Descriptive Language in Creative Non-Fiction, Writing Vignette #2
LESSON THIRTY EIGHT - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #38
Writing Journal Prompt #38, Using Descriptive Language in Creative Non-Fiction, Writing Vignette #2
LESSON THIRTY EIGHT - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Using Descriptive Language in Creative Non-Fiction
Writing Journal Prompt #38, Using Descriptive Language in Creative Non-Fiction, Writing Vignette #2
LESSON THIRTY EIGHT - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Writing Vignette #2
Writing Journal Prompt #39, Do Not Add & Do Not Deceive, Writing in Scenes, Writing Vignette #3
LESSON THIRTY NINE - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writer's Prompt #39
Writing Journal Prompt #39, Do Not Add & Do Not Deceive, Writing in Scenes, Writing Vignette #3
LESSON THIRTY NINE - Creative Non-Fiction
2. CNF Motto - Do Not Add & Do Not Deceive
Writing Journal Prompt #39, Do Not Add & Do Not Deceive, Writing in Scenes, Writing Vignette #3
LESSON THIRTY NINE - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Writing in Scenes = The Key to Success
Writing Journal Prompt #39, Do Not Add & Do Not Deceive, Writing in Scenes, Writing Vignette #3
LESSON THIRTY NINE - Creative Non-Fiction
4. Writing Vignette #3
Writing Journal Prompt #40, Using a Plot Diagram to Visualize Your Story, Revising the Vignette
LESSON FORTY - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writing Journal Prompt #40
Writing Journal Prompt #40, Using a Plot Diagram to Visualize Your Story, Revising the Vignette
LESSON FORTY - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Using a Plot Diagram to Visualize Your Story
Writing Journal Prompt #40, Using a Plot Diagram to Visualize Your Story, Revising the Vignette
LESSON FORTY - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Revising the Vignette
Writing Journal Prompt #41, Making Personal Topics Universal, Writing Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY ONE - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #41
Writing Journal Prompt #41, Making Personal Topics Universal, Writing Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY ONE - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Making Personal Topics Universal
Writing Journal Prompt #41, Making Personal Topics Universal, Writing Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY ONE - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Writing Your Personal Memoir
Writing Journal Prompt #42, Writing the Six Word Memoir, Finishing and Revising Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY TWO - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writer's Journal #42
Writing Journal Prompt #42, Writing the Six Word Memoir, Finishing and Revising Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY TWO - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Writing the Six Word Memoir
Writing Journal Prompt #42, Writing the Six Word Memoir, Finishing and Revising Your Personal Memoir
LESSON FORTY TWO - Creative Non-Fiction
3. Finishing and Revising Your Personal Memoir
Writing Journal Prompt #43, Creating Your Digital Portfolio
LESSON FORTY THREE - Creative Non-Fiction
1. Writing Journal Prompt #43
Writing Journal Prompt #43, Creating Your Digital Portfolio
LESSON FORTY THREE - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Creating Your Digital Portfolio
- Creating Your Objective
- Content to Include
- Where/How to Create it
Writing Journal Prompt #43, Creating Your Digital Portfolio
LESSON FORTY THREE - Creative Non-Fiction
2. Creating Your Digital Portfolio
- Creating Your Objective
- Content to Include
- Where/How to Create it
Writing Journal Prompt #43, Creating Your Digital Portfolio
LESSON FORTY THREE - Creative Non-Fiction
3. FINAL EXAM - Create You Own Digital Writing Portfolio
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!