Creative Writing
This Playlist brings together seven courses exploring the process of creative writing. The first two courses introduce techniques for improving creative writing, whilst the remaining five explore different aspects of the style, such as dialogue, setting and tense.
What this playlist includes:
42 lectures across 7 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Creative Writing
Mr Anthony Cartwright
UWE Bristol
UWE Bristol
1.1. Form and Content – 11:01
1.2. Response to Writing Exercise – 05:06
1.3. Creating a Setting – 09:32
1.4. Relationships – 06:17
1.5. Perspectives – 11:03
1.6. Verb Choice – 14:15
1.7. From Description to Narrative – 16:11
2. Creative Writing
Mr Edmund Gordon
King's College London
King's College London
2.1. The Art of Detail and Texture of a Story – 10:00
2.2. Structure and Scale: Narrative and Plot – 07:39
2.3. Whose Perspective? Narrative Viewpoint – 07:20
2.4. Creating Vivid Characters – 06:03
2.5. Dialogue – 04:01
3. Writing Creative Fiction
Prof. Alan Wall
Chester University
Chester University
3.1. Writing Creatively and Imaginatively – 08:21
3.2. Defamiliarisation – 06:46
3.3. Character – 06:48
3.4. Plot – 05:25
3.5. Voice and Irony – 06:26
3.6. Humour – 08:24
4. Dialogue in Creative Writing
Prof. Lars Iyer
Newcastle University
Newcastle University
4.1. Dialogue in Writing – 13:32
4.2. Dialogue and Speech – 07:13
4.3. The Role of Dialogue – 05:45
4.4. Rules for Writing Dialogue – 06:02
4.5. Character Voice – 07:47
4.6. Characters in Dialogue – 07:36
4.7. Dialogue in Scene – 06:36
5. Setting in Creative Writing
Prof. Lars Iyer
Newcastle University
Newcastle University
5.1. Time Markers – 10:48
5.2. Use of Time in Literature – 07:53
5.3. Place – 09:58
5.4. Pathetic Fallacy – 07:02
5.5. Choosing a Time and Place – 07:42
6. Tense in Creative Writing
Prof. Lars Iyer
Newcastle University
Newcastle University
6.1. Past Simple – 09:39
6.2. Past Perfect – 02:57
6.3. Past Progressive – 03:08
6.4. Past Perfect Continuous – 03:42
6.5. Present Tense – 06:24
6.6. Flashbacks – 09:48
6.7. Tips for Writing Flashbacks – 03:26
7. Point of View in Creative Writing
Prof. Lars Iyer
Newcastle University
Newcastle University
7.1. First Person Central – 10:05
7.2. First Person Peripheral – 11:17
7.3. Multiple First Person Narrators and Stream of C... – 08:14
7.4. Third Person – 11:08
7.5. Second Person – 09:25
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