Fiction Crash Course – Writing Skills & Methods for Success!

Fiction Crash Course – Writing Skills & Methods for Success!, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.75, with 50 lectures, 13 quizzes, based on 14 reviews, and has 115 subscribers.

You will learn about This is a fun and practical fiction writing course designed to get you excited about creating your own work! How to discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice. A series of authentic writing projects designed to target the skills you need. Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills. How to become a successful and confident writer! Micro-fiction, short stories, and modular writing! This course is ideal for individuals who are Everyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write It is particularly useful for Everyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write.

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Summary

Title: Fiction Crash Course – Writing Skills & Methods for Success!

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.75

Number of Lectures: 50

Number of Quizzes: 13

Number of Published Lectures: 50

Number of Published Quizzes: 13

Number of Curriculum Items: 63

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 63

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

This is a fun and practical fiction writing course designed to get you excited about creating your own work!
How to discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice.
A series of authentic writing projects designed to target the skills you need.
Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills.
How to become a successful and confident writer!
Micro-fiction, short stories, and modular writing!

Who Should Attend

Everyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write

Target Audiences

Everyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write

Course Overview:

This is a fun and practical creative writing course designed to get YOU excited about creating your own works of fiction!

Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills will be covered to help you discover, perfect, and share your own unique writer’s voice.

While review quizzes over major concepts are provided along the way, the true measure of progress will be in the authentic writing projects that you will complete as you progress toward your goal of becoming a successful and confident writer!

The Course Includes:

49 video lectures organized into 13 easy to understand lessons/subject areas
- Each lesson is broken down into multiple video lectures that include:
  - A quick writing assignment aligned with the day’s goals
  - A lesson covering an area of course content
  - A practical application project to get you using your new skill
13 online review quizzes presented throughout the course
- Quizzes are designed to reinforce the major concepts discussed in the class
39 graphics, notes, templates, assignments, or outside resources to further your knowledge base
- Supplemental materials are provided for everylesson
Over 3 1/2 hours of video lessons

Course Goals:

Through taking this course, you will develop and perfect your personal writer’s voice as you learn about:

Types of characterizationand character development exercises
The six basic types of plots
Basic elements of fiction such as theme, tone, settingand point of view
Literary devices and writing techniques you can start using today
The need for writing good description
The importance of writing satisfying endings
Advanced writing techniques such as the use of motif, irony, and ambiguity
How choosing the right word can mean everything
The function of fiction in life and it’s ability to reshape reality

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: How Udemy Works!

Chapter 2: Lesson One: Getting Started With Fiction

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Write EVERY Day

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Your Writer's Journal

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Basic Elements of Fiction

Lecture 4: PART 4 – The 55 Word Short Story

Chapter 3: Lesson Two: Types of Plots

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #2

Lecture 2: PART 2 – The Six Basic Plots

Lecture 3: PART 3 – 55 Word Short Story #2

Chapter 4: Lesson Three: Six More Elements of Fiction

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #3

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Six More Elements

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Final 55 Word Story

Chapter 5: Lesson Four: It's All About Character

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #4

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Character Terms (pt1)

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Character Terms (pt2)

Chapter 6: Lesson Five: Developing Your Character

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #5

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Character Development

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Create Character Outline

Lecture 4: PART 4 – Character Outline Wrap-up

Chapter 7: Lesson Six: Seven Topics for Fiction Writers

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #6

Lecture 2: PART 2 – 7 More Terms (pt1)

Lecture 3: PART 3 – 7 More Terms (pt2)

Chapter 8: Lesson Seven: Creating Descriptions & Outlines

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #7

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Descriptive Language

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Short Story Outline

Chapter 9: Lesson Eight: Writing the Story & MORE Terms

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #8

Lecture 2: PART 2 – 8 More Terms (pt1)

Lecture 3: PART 3 – 8 More Terms (pt2)

Lecture 4: PART 4 – Short Story Guidelines

Chapter 10: Lesson Nine: Crafting Your Ending

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #9

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Endings

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Review Checklist

Chapter 11: Lesson Ten: Word Choice & Feedback

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #10

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Terms About Word Choice (pt1)

Lecture 3: PART 3 – Terms About Word Choice (pt2)

Lecture 4: PART 4 – Feedback

Chapter 12: Lesson Eleven: Linear Narrative & POV

Lecture 1: Intro – Congratulations!

Lecture 2: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #11

Lecture 3: PART 2 – Spicing Up Your Plot

Lecture 4: PART 3 – Modular Story Creation

Chapter 13: Lesson Twelve: Reshaping Reality

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #12

Lecture 2: PART 2 – Your Life Story

Lecture 3: PART 3 – How Fiction Reshapes Reality

Lecture 4: PART 4 – Modular Story Day 2

Chapter 14: Lesson Thirteen: Narrators & Adv. Techniques

Lecture 1: PART 1 – Writer's Journal #13

Lecture 2: PART 2 – The Final 8 Terms (pt1)

Lecture 3: PART 3 – The Final 8 Terms (pt2)

Lecture 4: PART 4 – Modular Story Ending

Lecture 5: PART 5 – Congratulations! YOU WROTE THAT!

Chapter 15: Course Wrap-up

Lecture 1: Congratulations!

Instructors

Trace Crawford
Instructor / Writer / Teacher for over 25 years

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Frequently Asked Questions

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You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

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