
Prepare for your creative session with these brief exercises and discussions. Have a pen and paper ready.
Optional Extra: Listen to a fantastic fictional audio podcast and consider the implications of location within it.
A short video checklist to prepare you for Section 2's Writing Tasks.
Activities to develop in-depth characters for your writing project.
Activities to break down the element of plot and construct events for your project.
Activities to combine plot, character and setting to create an authentic story world.
If you haven't already got an idea of what you want to write, this lecture will give you some insight into the different styles of project that you could choose, plus some useful external links to explore those styles further.
The main writing assignment brief, plus advice on how to use your map and notes to get writing.
Optional: Evaluate your progress on the course by completing a questionnaire. The downloadable material for this section contains an editable Word Document version of the questionnaire or a PDF version that you can print and complete by hand.
This sample writing lesson comes from best-selling novelist and short story writer K.C. Finn. Here K.C. shows you a brand new method for looking at Setting, Plot and Character which involves many short, simple activities that can make a huge difference to your writing.
Whether you're brand new to writing or just looking for a fresh perspective on story development, try this free sample session and enjoy creating a piece of writing that's rich, detailed and will really come to life in readers' hands.
This course will take you approximately three hours to complete and includes video lectures, downloadable content and external links to even more useful content. The course contains a preparation section, the main creative session involving many small, fun activities, an assignment section which focuses on a larger writing project and a final evaluation section to assess your progress.