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Creative Writing for Beginners is intended to provide new writers with a set of tools that can be used immediately to improve the prose they write to tell their story. Knowing how to write prose effectively with basic rules that are easy to implement fast is essential for great fiction.

The aim of every author should be to write clear prose that flows, providing an enjoyable
experience for the reader who wants to keep turning those pages.

New (and experienced) writers are often so close to their writing, that they are sometimes blind to small errors, either in construction or word usage, that rankles with their readers and block the flow of the story. In the case of repeat errors, the reader may even abandon the book altogether. Detection and correction of simple errors in written prose are the core of any creative writing lessons.

In the course Creative Writing for Beginners, you will learn how to apply simple rules right now that will immediately improve your fiction. This course is a tool for budding writers wanting to create proactive page-turners, stunning prose, and captivating stories.

What will you learn in this course?

  • Adjectives and Adverbs - how to use them and when not to use them all.
  • The Active and Passive Voices - what are they and how should they be used?
  • Special Punctuation - the use of semi-colons, ellipses and other marks to spice up your
    sentences.
  • Writing Numbers - the conventions which guide how to write numbers and dates.
  • Unnecessary Words - overused words are included as well. How to find them, avoid or
    replace them.
  • Absolutes - these are also called overgeneralizations and blanket-statements.
  • Clichés - how to identify and replace phrases too commonly used in prose.
  • Interjections - what they are, and when to use them correctly.
  • Vague Writing and Initial Coordinating Conjunctions - remedies for two lesser-known
    problem areas.
  • Variety - an essential element in good prose. How to achieve it?

The final lecture concludes the series and shows how to edit your prose, applying the rules that will dramatically improve your fiction.

Author

Derek Bruce

Writing Skills For SEO, Marketing and Creative Writing
The scope of Jim's divers courses reflect his interest and proficiency in many subject areas. Earning a living online for 10 years now, his interests span topics such as on page SEO, to creating blues guitar lessons, to writing novels and movie scripts, to Wordpress Tutorials. Writing primarily in the science fiction genre, Jim Bruce, is...

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What's Included

Language: English
Level: Beginner
Skills: Voices, Writing Skills, Punctuation, Writing, Adjectives, Passive Voices, Adverbs, Writing Numbers, Creative Writing, Prose Writing, Conjunctions, Vague Writing, Active Voices
Age groups: All ages
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
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