Creative Writing Taster Course

Lupa · December 2012

<h2 style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Introduction to Creative Writing - A six week taster course</h2>Monday Evenings 14 January - 18 February 6-8pm at the Old Fire Station, 84 Mayton Street, N7 6QT Cost: £30 for 6 sessionsThis taster course with writer, editor and creative writing teacher Lucy Popescu is designed to stimulate your imagination and get you writing. If you have a desire to express yourself on paper or want help developing your creative writing skills this is the course for you. You will be able to write and receive feedback in a supportive atmosphere.We will begin each class by reading and examining text/s that illustrate the various topics. This will be followed by writing exercises. In the final part of the session everyone will read aloud from their work.This will take place in a relaxed, safe environment. It is also intended to be a fun, social setting where you can meet new people, write, and share your words with others. Basic written English skills are required.For further information or to book your place please contact Lucy: <a href="mailto:lucyjpop@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(98, 126, 137); font-weight: bold;">lucyjpop@gmail.com</a>Topics covered:Week 1: Beginnings We will look at some memorable beginnings in both poetry and prose before creating/refining our own beginnings.Week 2: Memory and the senses We will look at how we can use our memories and senses as a springboard into creative writing.Week 3: Conflict Conflict/complications are essential for good storytelling. We will look at how to include conflict/complications in our work, its place in our ‘narrative arc’ and how this can affect tension and pace in our creative writing.Week 4: Character We will look at what makes strong characters and work on developing our own characters’ motivations/goals. We will also produce character dossiers.Week 5: Dialogue Building on the previous session on character we will work on creating good dialogue in prose, poetry and drama. This will include role-play for those so inclined.Week 6: Fables We will look at how we can use fables for inspiration and incorporate elements into our writing. This topic will also cover the use of allegory, metaphor and simile.Tutor: Lucy Popescu is a writer, editor and creative writing teacher with a background in theatre, literature, film and human rights. She is experienced in developing and shaping others’ creative work having edited Write to Life’s annual anthology of refugee writing in June 2011 and co-edited the PEN anthology, Another Sky in 2007. Her own book, The Good Tourist was published in 2008. She is also a reader-editor for Cornerstones Literary Agency and writes reports that guide the writer through the creative writing process. She regularly reviews books, theatre and film. She contributes to The Independent, Independent on Sunday, Literary Review and TLS.

Lupa · January 2013

This will now start a week later and run Monday 14 January to 18 February 2013 inclusive.

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