This 10-week, part-time course provides the essential skills, techniques and much-needed motivation to kick-start a hobby or career in writing. Form part of an online writing community while learning about every step of the creative process. Learn how to start with a bang, craft interesting characters, finish your manuscript and submit it for publication.
Course begins: 3 September 2012
Course fee: R7,300 (excl. VAT)
THE COURSE IN A NUTSHELL:
- 10-week part-time course presented online throughout South Africa
- Teaches you the techniques of good story writing for fiction and non-fiction
- Highly practical, with five written pieces completed during the course
- Continuous guidance, monitoring and assistance provided by the Course Convener and Course Coordinator
- Form part of a creative online writing community
- Gain the opportunity to get published under Random House Struik's eKhaya imprint.
ABOUT RANDOM HOUSE STRUIK:
Random House Struik is the largest general trade publisher in southern Africa, following the recent merger of Random House and Struik Publishers. The Random House Group is one of the world's largest book publishing companies and operates in the UK, Australia, Europe, India, New Zealand, USA, Canada, South America and has now joined forces with Struik Publishing in South Africa.
COURSE MODULES:
- Module 1 Planning the story
- Module 2 Beginnings
- Module 3 Characters and characterisation
- Module 4 Turning story into plot
- Module 5 Making people talk
- Module 6 Point of view
- Module 7 Conflict, tension and suspense
- Module 8 The writer's voice
- Module 9 Endings
- Module 10 Editors, publishers and agents
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?
This creative writing course is designed for anyone who wants to bring more flair, drama and passion to their writing. It is ideal for anyone who has dreamed of writing a novel or a short story, for accomplished writers of fiction who want to brush up on their skills and for non-fiction writers who want to use dramatic storytelling techniques to make their work come alive. Professional editors can also benefit from this course by learning the basic techniques of the creative craft of writing.
Link: online registration form
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries: call +27 (0)21 447 7565 or e-mail roxy@getsmarter.co.za
Website: http://www.randomstruik.co.za
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