Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
The Setting
A course by Jane Corry , Writer
About the video: The Setting
Overview
“Finally, you will learn how to make your reader feel as though they are in the same scene as their characters. ”
In this video lesson Jane Corry addresses the topic: The Setting, 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
“So in this lesson, I'm going to show you how you can make the reader feel as though they really are in the story, in the setting with the characters, which is very important because once you can persuade the reader that you're standing next to the characters, that they are standing next to the characters, then they are going to believe in this story just as much as you believe in it. So a short story is exactly what it says. It's short, which means that there isn't really the scope for lots of different settings. So I personally normally have maybe one, maximum two. If we're going to write ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Creative Writing Techniques for Short Stories
-
Category
Writing -
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.
- 100% positive reviews (43)
- 3,013 students
- 20 lessons (4h 55m)
- 14 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
