Creative Writing Course (Advanced)

Ever wanted to write? A short story or perhaps even a book?

ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING COURSE
by craig lock

CREATIVE WRITING COURSE (ADVANCED): COURSE II(1998)
(Eagle Productions NZ)

by craig lock

A university creative writing class was asked to write a
concise essay containing these four elements:
- religion
- royalty
- sex
- mystery
The prize-winning essay read: “My God,” said the Queen. “I’m pregnant. I wonder who did it?”

Ever wanted to write? A short story or perhaps even a book? Is there a talent for creative writing within you? How do you know if there is? Do you have some interesting experiences to share, your life story perhaps?

A brand new book (in progress - being written "on the go" *) about a writing journey: the story of the origins of the “original” Creative Writing Course (online) from1997/1998.
Also including the actual lessons# (just it first appeared on the www in 1997/8, which you can do in your own time to practically improve your writing skills.

I’ll keep adding to this e-book as I gather the material together, write and upload .
Craig 18th May 2013

# You can ignore prices mentioned(from 1997/8). “Lucky you” got a bargain with this e-book!
* Still to be checked and proofread, but uploaded today “as is”...just like my car (that’s a simile
by the way – btw)!.
Today 18th May 2013

“I know when a writer’s in trouble....when he resorts to writing about writing.”
- novelist Guy Ableman to his agent
Doesn’t sound very exciting (or promising for me) that... does it!

Still...
“Everyone has some talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong , author of Fear of Flying

There is a vast market of readers out there expectantly waiting for new information, insights and experiences - real people with whom you could share many interesting subjects. They might want to hear about your experiences, your thoughts, your unique ideas, and even perhaps the tale of your life...because I believe that everyone has some story within them just waiting to be told and shared.
So open up your inner world to them through creative writing. Unleash those creative talents within you.
This is your chance to begin.

craig

“What(ever) you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
- Johann von Goethe, poet, novelist, playwright
to the great singing of I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle

"If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster."
“Art is at the highest reach of one’s creative imagination.”
“Your only limits are your own imagination.”
Leonardo da Vinci once said: “Art is never finished, only abandoned.”

"I'd rather attempt something great and fail, rather than attempting nothing and succeed."
- Norman Vincent Peale

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CREATIVE WRITING ADVANCED COURSE (COURSE II)
Course (Book) Outline

1. Introduction
   Revision
   How to further develop your writing skills.
   2.Writing the short story: Markets, sources of ideas, plots.
   Which person to write in? Developing characters Who is to be the key character? Which villains are there?
   Happy or sad ending?
   Assignment
2. Various markets.
   4.Writing for children and teenagers. Fiction and non-fiction.
   5.Writing humorous articles.
   6.Inspirational and religious writing. What style to use?
   7.On the editor's desk: What happens in a magazine office? What do editors really want?
   8.Copyright and plagiarism. Libel. Contracts:
   What to look for?
   Royalties and payments.
   Vanity publishing. Self publishing.
   The tax man.
   9.The planning and preparation of non-fiction books:
   How to write them. How to find suitable publishers.
   10.How to write biographies and autobiographies:
   Also family histories and genealogies. Nice long word that!
   11.The Novel
   How to start writing that novel in you. The plot - sources of ideas.
   How to create realistic characters: How many characters do you want in the story?
   How to write good dialogue.
   How to set the scene and create the right atmosphere in your story.
   Exercise