Beginners Creative Writing Course In Australia | The Writing Quarter
Our Beginners Creative Writing Course provides practical tools, encouragement and guidance to start writing stories. This course is suitable for anyone who has always wanted to write, but doesn’t know where to start.
You’ll explore the foundations of storytelling, where ideas come from and how to build believable characters. If you’re returning to writing after some time away, this writing course is an opportunity to get back to basics.
By the end of the six weeks, you’ll have experimented with a range of techniques to start a writing routine as well as develop characters, plot and your own writing voice. Please note that this course is for adults.
Course Information
Price: $230
Start Date: 25th May 2022 – FULL
Our beginners courses are in huge demand and are filling up very quickly, so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
Our Beginners Creative Writing Course is suitable for complete beginners and no writing experience is required. It’s also suitable if you haven’t written anything for a while and if you’d like to get back into a writing routine.
You will be given weekly notes and assignments to help you. Your tutor will read every assignment and will provide written feedback.
Students will receive an email booking confirmation within 48 hours of payment. If you do not see this email, please check your Spam/Junk folder.
Outline of our Beginners Creative Writing Course
Week One – Ideas and Inspiration
Where do ideas come from?
Module One of the beginners creative writing course looks at how you, the writer, can take inspiration from a wide range of sources that are all around you, and turn them into exciting material for your stories.
Week Two – Bringing Your Characters to Life
In week two, you will learn how to build a character from nothing.
We will carry out a plethora of exercises that will spark your character-creating ideas and help them to become real people (or animals, or creatures!) After all, if you’re writing fiction, it is vital to create believable characters.
Week Three – Voice, Viewpoint and Dialogue
So, you’ve created a character. Now it’s time to think about your writer’s voice, point of view and dialogue.
Module three of the online writing course will explore what ‘voice’ actually is, the effect of your chosen point of view on the story you’re trying to tell, and how to incorporate strong dialogue
Week Four – World Building and Settings
Stories can be set in any place you see fit – be that a completely different world, or the supermarket down the road!
In week four, you’ll discover the importance of well thought out and descriptive settings. You’ll also learn how to create vivid imagery and how to place your characters within your story world.
Week Five – Pin Your Plot Down
During module five of the beginners course, you’ll look into the fundamental elements of story structure.
We’ll look at examples of other stories to help you learn how to plot your own beginning, middle and end. You will also discover how to write an intriguing beginning that will hook your reader from the start.
Week Six – Getting Stuck, and Getting On
Our final module will explore the further components of creative writing, some of which you may not have even thought about.
We’ll try exercises that help combat every writer’s worst enemy – writer’s block. You’ll also be given tips on how to redraft and edit your work, as well as advice on what to do next. You’ll be entering competitions, or even writing your own novel, in no time!
How Does it Work?
The creative writing courses for beginners are carried out through email correspondence. You don’t have to be online at any particular time of day; log on and access your notes whenever suits you!
The course takes place over six weeks. Each week a new module will build on the week before, using tasks, assignments and resources to keep you on track. Your tutor will read your work and provide written feedback.
Each technique or topic will contribute to your writing skills, along with the guidance of our experienced tutors. The tutors are all professional writers and authors with first-hand experience of taking a story from idea to publication.
The Writing Quarter’s creative writing classes offer a wealth of knowledge and experience to incorporate into your own writing style. The structured process gradually builds up your skill set to become a confident writer.
Once you’ve booked the course, you’ll receive an email confirmation within 48 hours of payment. Please check your Spam/Junk folder as it can sometimes end up there.
Find out more about how our online courses work here.
How Much Time Do I Need?
The beginners creative writing course in Australia is online and takes place across six weeks. You’ll receive weekly assignments that will involve a written task or working on feedback provided by the tutor.
Students can expect to spend two to three hours every week on the course. However, as this is an online writing course, you can write whenever suits you. You can write a little bit each day or dedicate one day a week to the course; it’s entirely up to you!
Our online creative writing course for beginners is designed for accessibility, so you can study wherever and whenever suits you. You’ll still receive essential guidance from a tutor through one-to-one feedback.
Feedback and assignments are delivered via email, so you can log on and work on your assignment at any time. Our students are often writing alongside full-time jobs and studies.
To find out more about how this beginners creative writing course in Australia works, visit our FAQ page.
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