Self-paced, one-on-one e-courses include PDF textbook and/or lecture notes, practical exercises and assignments, detailed feedback and Q&A opportunities
(re)Discover
the Joy of Creative Writing
Do you want to kick-start your inner writer? Has your writing hit a
wall? When you sit down in front of the blank page, do you draw a
blank? Do you want to feel more inspired? Do you want your writing to
feel more inspired? Do you love to write but find it difficult to find
ideas to write about? Do you have a lot of ideas but find it difficult
to sustain your writing?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative writing is for you. Whether you are an aspiring writer or an experienced writer looking to ignite your creative spark, this course will help you discover, or rediscover, the joy of writing. It will help you push your writing to the point where you can think about completing longer works of fiction, a series of thematically-related short stories or perhaps a collection of poetry. With dozens of exercises to get you started and to keep you writing, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing will:
- spark ideas for fiction or poetry
- get you writing
- keep you writing.
- make writing a joyful experience
- help you understand and follow the writing process
- help you determine when, and how, to pursue an idea
- improve your ability to edit the work you want to pursue
- freefall
- clustering
- journey through childhood
- modelling
- What if?
- editing and other exercises.
You read assigned chapters of the book, (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, do various creative writing exercises, and submit four specific creative writing assignments for feedback. You get feedback on Assignment #1 before you submit Assignment #2, and so on, so you can review the feedback before you tackle the next assignment. You can also asks questions about creative writing at any point during the self-paced, one-on-one e-course. [Read the instructor's creative writing.]
What others have said about the e-course:
- “Your creative techniques for idea generation will be put immediately to use.” - S. Orm
- "I feel invigorated and out of the rut.” - K. Tyre
- “…a nourishing shot in the arm…” - P. Roster
E-course price: $295 (+GST*). Includes a PDF version of (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing. (If you simply want a print or PDF copy of the book, buy it now. If you have a copy of the book, let Paul know and he will discount the course fee.)
*Total: $309.75 Canadian; credit card company will covert the fee to US or other funds for American buyers or buyers from other countries
- Sign up for this e-course (pay online by credit
card).
Course material and getting started information will be emailed to you within 72 hours.
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