The Book Within You

They say we all have at least one book within us! What's your story? Do you dream about writing your own book, but don't quite know where to start? Are you in the middle of writing your novel and got stuck? This course is designed to get you focused and to help you channel those creative skills to achieve your writing goals.

Learn how to get your writing started in the best routine, find out about research strategies and understand the importance of copywriting. Get to know what writing techniques to use and when to use them, how to deliver your message in a way that connects with your reader. Learn the insider secrets to promoting yourself within the publishing industry and look at self publishing options. This is the course you need to successfully kick start your career as an author.

Course Syllabus

1. First steps into writing
2. Developing and individual voice and emphasis
3. Descriptive writing - how to set the scene
4. Point of view - who's telling the story?
5. Writing the perfect story within a story
6. Character formation
7. Dialogue - writing the authentic, the plausible and the important simultaniously
8. Developing your plot and momentum
9. Choices that shape the books we read
10. Genres and styling
11. Fiction - and how to write it well
12. Writing for a specific genre
13. Theme setting
14. Editing for success
15. Editing for success
16. Proofreading
17. Spelling, Hyphenation, Punctuation and Grammar to get your book approved
18. House style, Layout and Design
19. Working as a Freelance Writer
20. How to successfully approach publishers and agents

Module sample

First steps into writing
Whether you are planning to write a novel, a non-fiction book or your memoirs this introduction module will focus on tried and tested methods that accomplished writers use to capture their thoughts and ideas onto paper. You will be experimenting with different types of writing that you might want to try and look at how your work should be presented to agents and editors, so that you can organise your writing in a manner that will save you time once you have finished your book.

Genres and Styling
So far you have worked on your plot and character development so the next step is to learn about creating settings for different types of genres of fiction and styling your work to sustain that genre in a captivating way.

Writing for a specific genre
This module focuses on different types of genre. If you have already picked the genre you would like to focus on, you may choose to focus on the sections most relative to you. Alternatively, you might find it useful to work through all the sections, so that you have a variety of choices when choosing your genre. You might discover interest towards a genre of writing you never thought you had interest in.

Key features

> 24/7 access for 3 months
> extension availability
> certificate upon successful completion
> Tutor Support Team Monday - Friday
> Live Chat feature

> Internet connection
> Basic computer skills
> Knowledge on using the Internet
> Under age 16 - parental approval needed

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