Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
About Me
A course by Jane Corry , Writer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“This is the story of my writing journey. I hope it will inspire you on your own path to publication!”
In this video lesson Jane Corry addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories. Write and submit a complete short story by exploring creative writing exercises from character and plot development to proofing and editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. Thank you so much for joining me on my course. My name's Jane Corry. I'm a Penguin novelist and I've also written hundreds and hundreds of short stories for women's magazines. So, how did I start? Well, I was one of those children that began writing stories from a really early age. I was also an early reader and I had a very vivid imagination. I even had an imaginary friend when I was growing up until I was about eight or nine. And I think these are often signs of writers in the making. But how did I actually get published? Well, it was a long, complicated story, so I'm just going to...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
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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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