Master the art of creative writing and learn how to write novels, poems and screenplays in this free online course. This creative writing course takes you into the world of expressive literature and explains how to create and publish worthwhile work. We explore the finer aspects of bringing compelling stories and their characters to life and provide practical writing tips to help you when you are stuck. This course shows you how to write novels, poetry and screenplays and provides the training required to hone your writing skills and unleash your imagination.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192182 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe a good piece of creative writing and the methods used to write it • Outline ways to get ideas and start writing regularly • Describe the essentials of character development and discuss how to visualise character backgrounds • Explain how to write plots in prose and verse • Compare short stories, screenplays and novels • List and explain the various categories and forms of poetry • Identify the scene elements, sequence and expositions used in screenplays |
| Course Code | 1076 |

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