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KEY FEATURES

This course provides you with an overview of the core concepts of the story - research, setting, character, and dialogue - a basic exploration of The Hero's Journey and it's main character archetypes, as well as an overview of the essential tools of the trade needed to write professionally. With 8 lessons, you'll learn how to take your amateur prose to next level and prepare for the steps involved in the publication process.

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1. The Key Elements of Story

• Get an overview of the essential tools of the trade needed to write professionally
• Learn about the core concepts of a story

2. Research

• Know the essential concepts to consider before researching your work
• Take a crucial look at the types of sources writers will interact with
• Explore how to integrate research into fiction

3. The Three-Act Structure

• Examine fiction's most popular narrative structure
• Get into specifics of how the 3 acts function
• Plot narrative within framework
• Demystify discussion of the importance of narrative causality

4. Character Development

• Know the core concepts to consider when constructing characters
• Focus on the public/private disparity as well as the need for character motivation
• Look at more key character archetypes
• Learn handy writing tips for writing characters for a modern audience

5. Character, Conflict, & Humanity

• Take a deeper look at character development
• Focus on the crucial nature of conflict & subcategories thereof
• Draw up a character bio & design a cohesive cast

6. Writing Dialogue

• Know what distinguishes dialogue from real-life speech
• Learn how levels of human intimacy guides dialogue
• Make decisions regarding the use of slang/regionalisms/jargon in fiction

7. Genres of Fiction

• Take a look at the original Ancient Greek genres
• Learn the most up-to-date approaches to the concept

8. Publication.

• Learn the pre-publication phases of beta-reading and criticism
• Assemble necessary auxiliary documentation,
• Handle the process of actual submission & potential feedback

PRODUCT SPECS

Important Details

• Length of time users can access this course: 4 weeks
• Access options: desktop & mobile
• Certificate of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Updates included
• Experience level required: intermediate

Requirements

• Any device with basic specifications

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Instructor

Shaw Academy's mission is to change billions of lives by providing great education, accessibly and affordably, to everyone. To reskill and upskill the world. To make continuous learning a part of life. To make personalized education accessible to all. Shaw focuses on live education because it is interactive, engaging, always evolving and most importantly, better for learning.

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