Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
Course final project
A course by Jane Corry , Writer
About the final project for: Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
“You've arrived at the end of the course. Congratulations! Thank you so much for joining me in this adventure. I hope you've found it entertaining and inspiring. As writers, sometimes our biggest fear is facing a white page. Don’t be scared! The only way to start writing, is to write! Take the risk and write down your first lines. Just a sentence might be enough. For this course project, you will need to write a short story in no more than 1200 words. Start by writing a rough outline of the plot. Then write down a description of the characters who will be in the story. Next, describe where it will be set. Lastly, write the story, sticking to the word length. Once your story is ready, share it on the forum by clicking "Create Your Project." I will be giving you feedback as fast as I can. Please be patient. It can take a while since I'm working on other projects. Meanwhile, I highly encourage you to give respective feedback to your fellows.”
Partial transcription of the video
“Thank you so much for taking the course. I hope you enjoyed it. But before I go, let me just give you some final tips and some memory prompts, as it were, before you write your final project or just before you write a short story because you want to do so. So one of the things that I think is really important is that first line to get people to sit up and listen and to read it. Make your paragraphs quite short, maybe two or three lines, because that increases the pace of the story. Don't have too many characters, two or three main ones at the most. And this is really crucial. Think of an or...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
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Areas
Creative Writing, Writing
Jane Corry
A course by Jane Corry
Jane Corry started her literary journey as a trained journalist, writing for a diverse range of newspapers and magazines. Her versatile writing skills led her down the path of fiction, where she has published 19 novels to date. Jane's love for crafting short stories has seen hundreds of her narratives featured in magazines around the globe. Besides her writing prowess, she also has a passion for teaching. Jane has shared her expertise with students at prestigious institutions like Oxford University and served as a Royal Literary Fellow at Exeter University.
Seven of her novels have secured spots in the top ten of The Sunday Times. Her latest novel is called 'Coming to find you' and is published by Penguin. Her works have crossed borders, being published in more than 20 countries worldwide. Her success has equipped her with valuable insights, which she enthusiastically passes onto others. She currently lives by the sea in southwest England, and even in the coldest of weathers, she enjoys swimming all throughout the year. She gets most of her ideas while she's in the water.
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