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A powerful story is just the beginning of your work of fiction. Making the words on a page live up to the story in your head requires a specific set of skills. In this course, Booker-nominated author Adam Foulds provides a solid grounding in the foundations of quality writing.
Over a weekend of readings, discussions and practical exercises, Adam will teach you how to use narrative points of view to shape a story, how to create believable and relatable characters, how to compose action scenes with emotional resonance and how to use detail to build a world for your reader. Throughout the course, Adam provides live feedback to enable you to discover your strengths and weaknesses, and develop your personal style.
This course is for you if….
- You are new to fiction writing, or have no formal training, and want a solid grounding in the basics of structure, style and content
- You are a more experienced author and want to improve your command of the technical aspects of planning and writing a novel
Course description
This is a highly practical course which mixes readings, discussion and practical exercises to teach attendees essential theoretical skills for creative writing. The course is focused on providing feedback and the group is encouraged to ask questions in order to give each attendee a tailored personal experience. The course covers topics including:
- Writing action scenes
- Crafting sentences
- Creating characters
- Points of view
- Narrative modes
Tutor profile
Adam Foulds' first novel, The Truth About These Strange Times, was published in 2007 and his book-length narrative poem, The Broken Word, the following year. He was named the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2008. In 2009, Adam was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, and in 2013 he was awarded the E. M. Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and named as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. Adam's most recent novel, In the Wolf's Mouth, was published by Jonathan Cape in February 2014.
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Details
Dates: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February 2015
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £449 (includes VAT, booking fee, lunch and refreshments)
Event capacity: 16
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
