Postgraduate journalism diploma course from the London School of Journalism

Creative Writing : Evening Course (9 evenings)

A course that covers the main techniques of writing utilising a blend of workshops, class discussion and teaching. Aimed at novice/intermediate writers of fiction, the techniques and practices discussed will be common to both short story and novel writing.

Week 1:	Introduction - different forms: story, novels, scripts, life-writing, journalism
Week 2:	Structure - acts, archetypes and folk tales
Week 3:	Finding a voice - first and third person, authorial voice
Week 4:	Character - creation and development
Week 5:	Location - setting and context
Week 6:	Plot - the arrangement of incidents
Week 7:	Dramatic reconstruction - fiction, non-fiction and the role of research
Week 8:	Dialogue - purpose, techniques and voices
Week 9:	Writing business - publishers, agents and money

Book: Short Story Writing (London School of Journalism) (cost included in course fees)

Course Date and time:

Commencing 2 October 2008.

Nine Thursday evenings from 6.30pm - 9.00pm.

The courses commencing 28 April and 1 May are now full.

Course Fee: £ 295 (inc vat)

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