Creative Writing - Write a Story in a Day - Eastwood Library - Adult Learning

• Date: 9 August 2024
• Time: 10am - 3pm
• Venue: Eastwood Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 12
• Cost: FREE - £13.50

We will look at structure and writing techniques, take part in writingexercises and discussions and look at published work. All of this preparationis to enable learners to create a short story but the end of the day

What will be covered on the course?

• Creating a character
• Where to start
• Structure/ narrative arc
• Introducing a problem
• Increasing tension
• How to end

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Recall technical terms
• Discuss ideas confidently
• Apply learning by taking part in writingexercises
• Being able to examine the use of language/ ideasin published work
• Evaluate their peers’ work by offeringconstructive criticism
• Create a short story

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