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    Creative Writing: how to write a novel. The full course.

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    ₹ 499 2699

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    Medium of instructions English
    Mode of learning Self study
    Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

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    The syllabus

    The Character

    • Where a Story comes from
    • Problems and desires
    • What is your Message?
    • The theme of your life 
    • Ready to become a Real Writer?
    • The characters in your novel are real persons
    • What motivates your character
    • What motivates your character
    • That one event in their past
    • That one event in their past
    • Make your character have a secret
    • The character's reputation
    • No one likes passive characters
    • No one likes passive characters
    • The goal
    • The goal
    • Obstacles
    • Let's talk about obstacles
    • Habits die hard
    • Generic or stereotyped characters
    • The hero archetypes
    • The secondary characters
    • People are a jumble of contradictions
    • People are a jumble of contradictions
    • Nobody's perfect
    • The lie
    • The lie
    • What your character wants and what they need
    • What they want, what they need
    • The character's transformational arc
    • Time to watch a film!

    The 3 Act Narrative Structure

    • Why use a Structure?
    • Some advice for a good start
    • The first act_ the hook
    • The introduction of the protagonist
    • The beginning of your story
    • The inciting incident
    • The normal world and the adventure world
    • The first turning point
    • The first critical point
    • The second act the protagonist's mighty roar
    • The game changer: the midpoint
    • We get to the action in the second act
    • The second turning point
    • The third act
    • The recknoning: the climax
    • The resolution of the third act
    • Advice for the ending
    • The flat transformational arc
    • The negative transformational arc
    • The theme and the plot

    Show, Don't Tell

    • Don't Write Words, Write Images
    • Why do I write?
    • How to “show” a scene
    • Six ways to find out if you are “telling”
    • How to use verbs, adverbs, adjectives.
    • When is telling a good choice?
    • The five golden rules of “show, don’t tell”
    • “Showing” a character
    • Write something emotional!
    • The setting
    • How to write the prologue and flashbacks
    • How to write fight scenes
    • How to write love scenes
    • How to use symbolism

    Dialogue

    • One Character, One Dialogue, One Role
    • The five functions of a dialogue
    • Conflict and narrative tension
    • Reveal the personality of a character through dialogue
    • how to provide information in a dialogue
    • Silence in dialogue
    • Inner monologue - what to do and what to avoid
    • Write a monologue!
    • The subtext of the dialogue
    • How to communicate context using dialogue
    • How to use dialogue to begin, develop and end a story
    • A man's voice and a woman's voice

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    Mr Luca Panzarella

    Mr Luca Panzarella
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    Udemy

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