About this Event
Defamiliarization
Neural Linguistic Programming
Defamiliarization - the art of making the stone more stony. Defamiliarization is the technique of making the commonplace remarkable through the filter of an unexpected perspective. It forces the reader to engage their own preconceptions, increase deeper emotional contact and is a power tool in any writers arsenal.
Neuro-linguistic programming is the idea that our brains have an operating system driven by language. As a writer by selecting how you deploy language you can subtly manipulate the reader's perspective, emotions and even memory.
Join Iain McKinnon for an introduction on how to improve your prose by intruding on your reader's mind.
Module 1: Introduction to Creative Writing, Rules & PURPOSE
Module 2: Metrics, Motivation & Productivity
Module 3: What is a Novel & Genre
Module 4: Plot
Module 5: Character
Module 6: Theme
Module 7: Word Choice
Module 8: Dialogue
Module 9: World Building
Module 10: Language Building
Module 11: Narrative Positioning & Description over Exposition
Module 12: Concept Mapping
Module 13: Constraint and Creativity
Module 14: Defamiliarization & NLP
Module 15: Suspense, Tension, Hooks & Cliffhangers & LOCK
Module 16: Editing
Module 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPT
Module 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide
Module 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPT
Module 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide
http://www.iain-mckinnon.co.uk/creative-writing-course.html
Secure your spot today and let's embark on this transformative writing course together!
Event venue & nearby stays
Little Picardy, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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