Writing for Beginners

Course Description

You’re going to get your writing habit started by looking at three different and equally valuable parts of the writing process. You'll also get your hands on some practical exercises that you can do quickly or take as far as you like. This course is open to everybody, whatever you want to write.

Course Curriculum

1

Introduction
- Welcome!
- How to use this course
- A quick introduction to Writing for Beginners
- Course transcript
2

Observation and the Senses
- Why observation?
- Writing Exercises
3

The Power of Memory
- How to use evocative memories when you write
- Writing Exercises
4

Turning Up
- How do you turn up?
- Writing Exercises
5

Conclusion - and what next?
- Thanks for being part of this course
- What next and how to connect with me
6

Bonuses
- How to get over fear of the blank page

Reviews

Very interesting and well presented and organized

samia nasri

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Very enlightening

Seumas Omowale Duibhín

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About the instructor

Writer and Tutor

Louise Tondeur

Louise writes fiction, poetry, plays and nonfiction. After doing a Creative Writing MA at The University of East Anglia, she published two novels with Headline Review called The Water’s Edge and The Haven Home for Delinquent Girls. Louise’s short story collection, Unusual Places, came out in 2018.