Many people have ideas for stories, but don’t know how to get started in
writing those stories. Constructive Critiques now offers a story-writing course that reveals the steps needed to create an effective short story.
Writing Fiction That Sings offers unique options not available in other courses. This is a customized course designed to meet the needs of the individual. Students may work rapidly or slowly, depending on each person’s circumstances. Deadlines do not exist here.
Especially in these troubled times, finances are an issue. For this course, students will pay only
$30 per session, and may drop out at any point without penalty. This allows individuals to stretch out payments over a long period, without a big up-front expenditure.
Regardless of the type of story you want to write, certain basic rules need to be followed. Why? Because editors everywhere have more manuscripts than they can ever use. When they see one that disregards basic rules, they reject it immediately. The following six lessons will help you develop and write a story and also abide by the rules, as editors expect.
- 1. story ideas
- 2. outline or synopsis or summary
- 3. characterization
- 4. language and mechanics
- 5. rough draft of up to 5,000 words
- 6. revised rough draft
Each lesson is accompanied by a short lecture, along with extensive feedback when work is submitted. If you follow through, you'll come out with the knowledge of how to create an effective short story.
What do you think? Will that work for you? Since this course is customized just for YOU, you are free to make suggestions about any of the above.
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