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Creative Writing Course

Learn how to become a creative writer and write a book like a pro with this step-by-step course!
13.5 hours of video learning material
9 downloadable resources
Certificate of completion
What you'll learn:
How to start writing
How to find your own structure
How to create and develop your characters
The principles of the text and the subtext
How to create a script for a movie
How to know what to tell
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to learn to write and tell stories - no experience needed!
Writers/editors who want to learn new styles and methods
Anyone with specialised needs (proofreaders, screenwriters, students, teachers)

What our customers say about this course

Sanjay Y.
I really love the course and i want to be great novel writer.I also want to have a conversation with the person who have build this course .Its really amazing .I feel writing is in my blood.
Lia
Easy to grasp the information, easy to understand.
sana S.
I just loved this course...It was really very understandable.

Curriculum for Creative Writing Course

13.5 hours of valuable material

8 sections • 54 lectures • 13h 40m total length
Introduction
2 lectures • 37min
Welcome to the Course • 10:20
Creativity: Give Yourself Permission to Be Creative • 26:14
Basics
13 lectures • 1hr 39min
The Idea • 05:01
Theme • 01:40
Main Character • 08:32
A Passive Protagonist vs. An Active One • 03:52
The Others (Secondary Characters) • 03:07
The Wall • 03:22
“Bad M. F.” • 04:54
Stairway to Hell or to Heaven (The Structure) • 05:03
Bridge by Bridge • 13:28
The Hero Path • 36:27
Discover Your Own Way • 04:44
Conclusion • 03:03
Catching My Own Story • 06:11
Creating a Story in a Symphony
10 lectures • 2hr 36min
Introduction • 04:10
The Instruments of the Art of Writing • 11:44
The Style • 15:49
The Text, Context, and Subtext • 15:51
The Narrator • 17:56
Phrase by Phrase • 05:22
The Scene • 01:10:59
The Job of the Reader • 03:48
Catching Ideas • 04:06
The Case of Elisa Lam • 06:40
Creating and Developing Characters
8 lectures • 2hr 10min
Introduction • 03:47
Characters: The Story of a Killer • 30:18
Develop Your Characters • 11:46
Archetypes • 25:49
The Dialogue • 08:04
Six Mistakes • 25:14
Transformation Arc • 18:22
Exercise • 07:00
The Overview
5 lectures • 1hr 44min
Introduction • 10:48
The Universe of the Story • 28:38
When and Where is My Story Located? • 03:34
Play with Space, Plots, and Times • 59:36
Conclusion • 01:27
The Synopsis
2 lectures • 33min
Types of Synopsis • 29:59
Exercise • 03:15
Creative Writing Languages (Developing Genres)
7 lectures • 3hr 41min
Introduction • 01:14
The Short Story • 01:07:39
Exercise • 13:42
The Novel • 36:15
Poetry • 32:43
Essay • 16:48
Script for a Movie or a Play • 52:11
Starting Over
7 lectures • 40min
Introduction • 02:25
Set a Writing Routine • 08:37
Write Drunk, Edit Sober • 10:16
The Right Word and the Screaming Test • 04:18
Block the Writer’s Block: Creative Writing Exercises, Finding Your Space • 04:07
Good Luck, a Conclusion • 09:13
Last Words • 00:35

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