Short Story WritingFiction WritingCreativityCopy Editing
创意写作 專項課程
Craft Your Story Like the Great Writers. Craft an original story that will absorb a reader’s interest from the beginning to end.
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创意写作 專項課程卫斯连大学您將獲得的技能
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This Specialization covers elements of three major creative writing genres: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will master the techniques that good writers use to compose a bracing story, populated with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a fresh descriptive style. You will analyze and constructively evaluate peer writing. In the Capstone, you will draft, rewrite, and complete a substantial original story in the genre of your choosing.
Our courses are designed for anyone from the aspiring short story writer to established novelist. Whether you have a finished novel sitting on your desk calling for a fresh look or have had the germ of an idea for a decade, this Specialization gives you tools to achieve your goal. Through 4 courses focused on a key aspect of writing, and taken in any order you choose, you will develop a stronger ability to not only refine your writing, but critique writing in general and find inspiration in the works you are already reading.
Thanks to our sponsors, upon completion of their first assignment, learners in each course will receive up to an 80% discount from Write-Bros and a 30% discount off their first purchase from Scrivener to use on their writing software. Additionally, learners who complete an assignment will receive 30% off membership at the online writing community Scribophile. For more information about our partners, see the FAQ below.
學生職業成果
58%
完成此 專項課程 後開始了新的職業。
22%
加薪或升職。
可分享的證書
完成後獲得證書
100% 在線課程
立即開始，按照自己的計劃學習。
靈活的計劃
設置並保持靈活的截止日期。
初級
無需相關領域的預備知識無需相關經驗。
完成課程大約需要 6 個月
建議進度：1 小時/週
英語（English）
字幕：英語（English）, 阿拉伯語（Arabic）, 法語（French）, （歐洲人講的）葡萄牙語, 塞爾維亞語, 意大利語, 越南語, 德語（German）, 俄語（Russian）, 西班牙語（Spanish）, 波蘭語
學生職業成果
58%
完成此 專項課程 後開始了新的職業。
22%
加薪或升職。
可分享的證書
完成後獲得證書
100% 在線課程
立即開始，按照自己的計劃學習。
靈活的計劃
設置並保持靈活的截止日期。
初級
無需相關領域的預備知識無需相關經驗。
完成課程大約需要 6 個月
建議進度：1 小時/週
英語（English）
字幕：英語（English）, 阿拉伯語（Arabic）, 法語（French）, （歐洲人講的）葡萄牙語, 塞爾維亞語, 意大利語, 越南語, 德語（German）, 俄語（Russian）, 西班牙語（Spanish）, 波蘭語
此專項課程包含 5 門課程
Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot
3,667 個評分
In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to perhaps the most elemental and often the most challenging element of story: plot. We will learn what keeps it moving, how it manipulates our feelings, expectations, and desires. We will examine the choices storytellers make to snag our imaginations, drag them into a fictional world, and keep them there. We will learn how to outline and structure a plot, discuss narrative arc, pacing and reversals and reveal the inevitable surprise: connecting the beginning, middle and end.
Creative Writing: The Craft of Character
1,588 個評分
At the center of a good story are the characters in it. In this course aspiring writers will discover how to build and bring to life complex, vivid and unforgettable characters. We will study the choices a writer makes to bring all characters to life on the page, and we will perform written exercises in order to develop a variety of writing and pre-writing techniques, in order to create a variety of characters. We will learn how to use our own life experiences, and the people we know (and how not to!). We will develop inner (thoughts and feelings) and outer (appearance, habits, behavior) lives for our characters and see how that can lead us to richer and more interesting stories. We will breathe life into our characters and let them surprise us.
Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description
1,142 個評分
In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to the techniques that masters of fiction use to ground a story in a concrete world. From the most realist settings to the most fantastical, writers will learn how to describe the physical world in sharp, sensory detail. We will also learn how to build credibility through research, and to use creative meditation exercises to deepen our own understanding of our story worlds, so that our readers can see all that we imagine.
Creative Writing: The Craft of Style
949 個評分
Your style is as unique and distinctive as your face, your voice, except that you can choose it, you can can work on it, enhance it. In this course we will introduce aspiring writers to the art of putting pressure on written language. We will study the use of metaphor and imagery, and demonstrate how clarity, grace, and inventiveness in word choice are imperative to a story’s success. Writers will emerge with the revision skills essential to all writers of good stories and good prose.
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卫斯连大学
Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand. With our distinctive scholar-teacher culture, creative programming, and commitment to interdisciplinary learning, Wesleyan challenges students to explore new ideas and change the world. Our graduates go on to lead and innovate in a wide variety of industries, including government, business, entertainment, and science.
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