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Personal Development Creativity Writing

The Technology of Fiction : write great novels and stories

An ongoing series of talks by Damien Walter on the art and technology of fiction writing
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (49 ratings)
3,725 students
Created by Damien Walter
Last updated 6/2020
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • How to master the key technologies of fiction writing.

Requirements

  • Good English writing skills.
  • A passion for storytelling.
  • A love for reading fiction.

Description

WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY OF FICTION?

Writing a truly fantastic novel, or a diamond sharp short story, is hard. Why?


To make anything worthwhile, from a gothic cathedral to an Apple iPhone, we have to master the use of many technologies. Not just physical technologies like carving stone, but mental technologies, like the maths that allows an engineer to make buildings that stand up.

Novels and stories are made of dozens or even hundreds of technologies. Forms of written fiction have evolved over centuries of time, and become more sophisticated and more complex as writers invent new and more powerful technologies of fiction. Great modern novelists like Haruki Murakami or Margaret Atwood write powerful novels using technologies they have mastered over decades.

The Technology of Fiction explores how to write great novels and short stories by looking in detail at how writers use each technology they have mastered. Every writer has a different toolkit, that they use in their own unique way.

Enjoy this series of talks by writer and teacher Damien Walter as he explores the "technology of fiction" by diving into the work of great writers.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who loves novels and short stoies.

Course content

3 sections • 8 lectures • 1h 28m total length

  • Preview07:21
  • LIVE Q&A on Instagram
    00:08

  • Why is writing hard?
    Preview06:08
  • Why is writing easy?
    04:11
  • You need to be handwriting!
    06:02

  • The thematic genius of Iain M Banks
    30:03
  • The Harrisonian short story
    25:56
  • How to shatter reality like William Gibson
    08:17

Instructor

Damien Walter
Writer for The Guardian, BBC, Wired.
Damien Walter
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 777 Reviews
  • 24,916 Students
  • 6 Courses

Damien Walter ( BA / MA / PGCHE / HEA) teaches good writers how to be great. His research and critical writing have been published in The Guardian, Wired, BBC, The Independent, Aeon and with Oxford University Press. He is a former director of creative writing at the University of Leicester, a member of the Higher Education Academy, and a graduate of the Clarion writers workshop taught by Neil Gaiman. He consults widely for businesses in technology, healthcare, and manufacturing to help them tell great stories. 

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