Course |
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Modules |
What our students say |
Becoming
a successful writer
Beginners, £135
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1 Practical article writing
2 Practical novel writing
3 Short story writing
4 Exploring your markets
5 Writing style
6 Your writing and the law |
It’s probably saved me years
of self discovery.
R Brown, Banbury
If there is only one course a would-be writer does, it
should be this one!
L Bennett, Plymouth |
Make
the most of your life experiences
Beginners, £135
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| 1 The many ways of retelling your life experiences
2 Research
3 Planning your writing or talk
4 The art of writing
5 The spoken word
6 Making and publishing your book |
The criticism I receive is honest.
My tutor doesn’t simply tell me what I would like
to hear, she tells me the truth.
B Joy, Maghull
My tutor has become like a friend and has been so helpful.
D Simkin, Camborne |
Polish
your writing style
Beginners, £135
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1 Word Functions
2 Sentence structure
3 Questions of usage
4 Brevity and clarity
5 Punctuation
6 Elements of style |
Excellent, honest, factual
E
Philip, Bretagne
The course is professional and of value. Tutors obviously
give time to comments.
S Game, Swindon |
Writing
for children
Specialist, £168
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1 The marketplace
2 Writing style and the young audience
3 Picture books
4 Subject matter, theme and plotting
5 The series read
6 Older fiction
7 Other markets
8 Marketing your work |
It’s having a completely unbiased
view of your work that really makes all the hard work
worth it.
S Locke, Bournemouth
My tutor seems to have the knack of putting his finger
on what I knew would be weak areas of writing.
P
McDonald, Chislehurst |
Poetry
Specialist, £168
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1 The starting point
2 Structuring
3 Developing a poem
4 The growth of a poem
5 Contemporary fashion
6 Useful ideas for poems
7 Self-assessment
8 Outlets for poetry |
I like the encouragement that is given.
It is good to hear the voice of experience on your work.
P Acland, Bexhill on Sea
Simply excellent
C Everling, Ontario |
Scriptwriting
Specialist, £168
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1 Getting started
2 Structure - the framework of your script
3 Script format
4 Creating characters and dialogue
5 Writing treatments
6 Writing for television
7 Adaptation
8 Professional associations |
As a beginner writer, you can read
books about writing but can’t pinpoint particular
problems.Your tutor can.
C Agnew, Tooting
My confidence has been lifted sky high.
A
Price, Newry |
Short
stories
Specialist, £168
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1 First principles
2 Shaping your characters
3 Characters and plotting
4 Narration and dialogue
5 Writing style
6 Genres
7 The writer at work
8 In the marketplace |
Genuine criticism, as a result of which
I have felt most encouraged to pursue certain aspects
of writing.
M Cowlard, Rickmansworth
I have only compliments for everyone I have dealt with
at Writers’ News
J Peckston,
Colchester |
Article
writing and freelance journalism
Specialist, £168
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1 Writing for newspapers and magazines
2 Researching the market
3 Writing style
4 Finding and developing the angle
5 Marketing your article
6 Interviewing
7 Polishing your manuscript
8 The business of writing |
Have been so impressed I’m dreading
my last assignment, because I know it will mean the end
of the course.
C Ellis, Stourbridge
The personal approach is friendly and very helpful, more
‘giving’ than expected. This is much appreciated.
J Turner, Salisbury |
Novel
writing
Specialist, £168
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1 The market for your fiction
2 Start with your characters
3 Plotting and make sure you tell a story
4 Dialogue - speaking for themselves
5 Structure - the threads of your story
6 Pace, mood and atmosphere
7 The end of the story?
8 Submitting your manuscript |
I have read lots of books on fiction
writing. None of them has given me the understanding of
writing that I’ve received from you.
B
Lyon, Atherstone
Constructive criticism without the barb. Plenty of encouragement
and a friendly approach. 10 out of 10.
E Richards,
Penarth |
