Creative Writing Fact or Fiction Intensive Online Short Course

Materials

Online short course materials

To take part in the Online sessions you will need:

• An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
• Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine)
• Webcam
• Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net

Please bring with you to the first session:

• Something to write with
• Something to write on
• Hard copies of your work - keep a notebook!

If you have time to write for the first class, try your hand at this assignment:

Describe a disease with loving lyricism (500 words of well crafted prose). Describe a flower with violent fear and loathing (another 500 words). Consider mood, sub-text, momentum, implicit 'back-story'...Who is the narrator? Whose perspective is conveyed?

• Please bring your writing to the first class
• Your pieces should be clearly written or typed - someone else will read them out
• Also, please think seriously about any aspects of writing which you would like to cover this term.  We can discuss these on the first night, and build them into the course.

Details

Topics covered

• Specific assignments.
• Longer projects.
• Personal work in progress.