Name: Creative Writing: Introduction and PURPOSE
Start: 2025-01-18T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-18T13:00:00+00:00
Location: 1 Michaelson Square

Creative Writing: Introduction and PURPOSE

Novelist Iain McKinnon hosts a series of events aimed at giving you the writing tools you need to become an author.
About this Event

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Do you want to improve your writing? Looking to pick up some tips and tricks from a published author?

Over the course of 18 weeks let Iain McKinnon take you through the fundamentals of writing, show you the shortcuts to creating compelling narratives, characters and worlds, and help build your knowledge and confidence as a writer.

Whether you are an amateur, published author or embarking on a master’s degree, from short stories to full length novels join Iain for this informative and transformative series of workshops.

Course Introduction.

PURPOSE.

Iain will take you through the introduction to the creative writing course, with a brief exploration of the course content and participant expectations. We will then look at the rules of writing and complete the event by looking at your purpose as a writer.

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