Creative Writing For Beginners - Writing Creative Prose
What you'll learn
- Creative writing enthusiasts who are beginners will learn how to apply basic rules and conventions to their creative writing.
- Beginner writers will Increase their ability to write fiction using better prose.
Requirements
- You should have a good command of basic English vocabulary.
- Students signing up to 'Writing For Beginners' course should be able to write complex sentences.
- Students should be familiar with the use of subjects, objects, verbs and nouns in a sentence.
- Previous experience of creative writing would an advantage.
Description
Creative Writing For Beginners is intended to provide new writers with a set of tools that can be used immediately to improve the prose they write to tell their story. Knowing how to write prose effectively with basic rules that are easy to implement fast is essential for great fiction!
SPECIAL NOTE: This course is designed to make your prose more effective, if you're writing a novel, for example. Please do not enroll if you just need to improve your basic English. It isn't the purpose of this course.
The aim of every author should be to write clear prose that flows, providing an enjoyable experience for the reader who wants to keep turning those pages!
New (and experienced) writers are often so close to their writing, that they are sometimes blind to small errors, either in construction or word usage, that rankle with their readers and block the flow of the story. In the case of repeat errors, the reader may even abandon the book altogether. Detection and correction of simple errors in written prose is the core of any creative writing lessons.
In the course Writing For Beginners, you will learn how to apply simple rules right now that will immediately improve your fiction. This course is a tool for budding writers wanting to create proactive page turners, stunning prose and captivating stories.
Creative Writing For Beginners - subjects included in this course:
Adjectives & Adverbs - how to use them and when not to use them all.
The Active and Passive Voices - what are they and how should they be used?
Special Punctuation - the use of semi-colons, ellipses and other marks to spice up your sentences.
Writing Numbers - the conventions which guide how to write numbers and dates.
Unnecessary Words - overused words are included as well. How to find them, avoid or replace them.
Absolutes - these are also called overgeneralizations and blanket-statements.
Clichés - how to identify and replace phrases too commonly used in prose.
Interjections - what they are, and when to use them correctly.
Vague Writing and Initial Coordinating Conjunctions - remedies for two lesser known problem areas.
Variety - an essential element in good prose. How to achieve it?
The final lecture concludes the series and shows how to edit your prose, applying the rules that will dramatically improve your fiction. Check out my profile for future Writing Courses For Beginners - Coming soon 'Creating Characters For Fiction Writing.'
Recent Reviews:
As a new writer, this is exactly what I'm looking for. The tips James gives are invaluable, from searching out and destroying the words that make prose look amateurish, to some very useful editing tips. At this price, it's a steal and thoroughly recommended. Thanks! (Jack Spencer)
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First of all, I wasn't sure if it wasn't perhaps too basic - I consider myself to be pretty literate, but I learned new things that help a lot. Right from the first lesson about Adjectives it was useful. The tips given at the end are worth the cost of the course alone. Thoroughly recommended. You might think you know the basics of writing fiction, but you don't! If you want to improve your prose quickly, this course is well worth while. (Patrick Mennan)
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I like the way James spends time on each topic. English is not my language (French) and I need some good tips for writing good prose. Seems good, and contains some solid tips. (Benoit Fourrier)
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Who this course is for:
- The beginner writer who wants to improve the readability of their prose for creative writing.
- The beginner writer who wants to learn creative writing.
Course content
- Preview07:34
- 07:52Prose For Beginners - Adjectives and Adverbs
- 05:24Prose For Beginners - The Active and Passive Voice
- 12:21Prose for Beginners - Special Punctuation
- 04:53Prose For Beginners - How To Write Numbers
- 08:47Prose For Beginners - Unnecessary and Fancy Words
- 03:49Prose For Beginners - Absolutes and Overgeneralizations
- 05:51Prose For Beginners - Clichés and Overused Words
- Preview03:48
- 03:39Prose For Beginners - Vague Writing and Initial Coordinating Conjunctions
- 04:50Prose For Beginners - How To Add Variety
- 06:06Prose For Beginners - Conclusion
- 4 questionsAdjectives and Adverbs
- 3 questionsAbsolutes and Overgeneralizations
Instructor
![James Bruce](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 1,711 Reviews
- 105,027 Students
- 13 Courses
The scope of Jim's divers courses reflect his interest and proficiency in many subject areas. Earning a living online for 10 years now, his interests span topics such as on page SEO, to creating blues guitar lessons, to writing novels and movie scripts, to Wordpress Tutorials.
He is considered an expert in Udemy organic search and consistently ranks courses in any genre on Page 1.
Writing primarily in the science fiction genre, Jim Bruce, is fascinated with the possibilities that this type of fiction brings, but also in the actual craft of screenwriting.
Jim devoured his dad's collection of science fiction books at an early age, often reading collections of short fiction collected together under titles such as 'Fantastic Stories', or 'Look To The Stars' under his bed covers way into the night.
The possibilities, the 'what ifs' of sci-fi provide Jim with the enthusiasm to live life to the full - anything is possible, and there are more things in the great out-there than we can possibly write about. Curiosity is the spur that drives him on to create, not just fiction, but political comment, music and poetry.
Born in the North of UK in 1950, where he attended schools in Creswell, Nottinghamshire and Shirebrook. He has had more jobs than he can remember, including working in the coal mines, teacher, electrician, mechanic, circus laborer, farm hand, channel tunnel engineer, industrial robot programmer, website builder and professional blues guitar player/teacher.
He has been resident in UK, USA, Germany, France and Portugal, where he currently lives and writes.