Short Story Writing - Online Course

Short stories are one of the most well liked forms of fiction. They are able to be read in an hour, and a good short story leaves the reader wanting more.

 

The Short Story Writing course gives you the chance to develop your skills to write a story worth selling. Throughout the course you will be given tips on dialogue, theme and how to create impact in fewer words than in a novel.

 

If you love to read and write and would like to put your creative talents on paper, then enrol into the Short Story Writing course and begin today.

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Course Outline
Course Code: 
LLDSS
Duration: 
100 hours - Access for 12 months
Delivery: 
Online & Correspondence
Certificate: 
Statement of achievement
Lesson Structure: 
  1. Plot planning
  2. Writing effective stories
  3. Essential fiction know-how
  4. The way to characterise
  5. Selling short stories
Aims - the learning objectives of the course: 
  • Determine what constitutes a short story
  • Examine plot analysis and how this affects the content of the story
  • Learn the appropriate story structure and writing styles for short stories
  • Understand the short story market
  • Learn how to develop your character to keep the story intriguing for the reader
  • Determine the setting and theme of your stories
  • Learn editing skills and how to present your manuscripts for review