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Creative WritingDiploma Course

Creative writing covers a wide variety of forms; simply, its purpose is to enable you to express, emotions, thoughts and feelings using the written word. If you would like to learn creative writing, improve your writing skills, to try out new techniques in a variety of writing styles and to be able to create compelling works of fiction, then this course will enable you to do just that.

Course overview:

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14 Modules

Study Group Access

Earn reward points

What Will You Learn?

There are so many opportunities for writers in this digital age and the world of publishing has evolved greatly over the last few years. Publishing is now accessible to all who have a good grasp of the English language and because the world is now a predominantly much smaller place through the rise of the digital era, it is possible to become published in many English speaking countries.

This creative writing online course does not just concentrate on publishing but on the skills required that will elevate your writing abilities to the dizzy heights of professionalism. There is pleasure in the written word, creating imaginary plots and forming descriptive scenes filled with vibrancy and colour will satisfy the need to create. The knowledge of how to craft a captivating short story and to possess the ability to craft larger than life characters will stimulate those creative juices.

If you choose the road towards publication, understand that it can be a long but enjoyable route towards success, while you absorb the craft and incorporate it into your own writing studies. Think of this learning curve as an apprenticeship as you polish and hone the skills that will provide an outlet for your creative thoughts and that could provide you with the skills to become a published writer.

While the emphasis is on enjoyment, the projects within will test your imagination and stretch your writing skills, so that you learn steadily and consistently throughout.

Who Would Benefit from This Course?

The Creative Writing Diploma Course will help you to understand the mindset of professional writers, to enable you to test out your skills in new and interesting areas of creativity; and it will help you to escalate your own expertise with the written word taking your writing to the next level.

If you follow this course throughout and participate in all of the writing projects, you will find that your learning curve rises rapidly.

Modules

Module 1 - The Creative Process9 Parts

Introduction
Part 1: What is Creative Writing
Part 2: Idea Generation
Part 3: Controlling Projects
Part 4: Creating an Outline
Part 5: Time to Write
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Module 2 - Writing Fiction6 Parts

Part 1: Show, Don’t Tell
Part 2: Character Profile
Part 3: Planning a Character
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Module 3 - Point of View4 Parts

Point of View
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Module 4 - Character Motivation5 Parts

Part 1: Character Motivation
Part 2: How are Characters Motivated?
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Module 5 - Write What You Know5 Parts

Part 1: Write What You Know
Part 2: Do Your Research
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Module 6 - Characters, Names and Imaginations5 Parts

Part 1: Understanding the Character Connection
Part 2: Names
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Module 7 - Beginning, Middle and Ending6 Parts

Part 1: The Beginning
Part 2: Middles
Part 3: Endings
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment

Module 8 - Dialogue and Descriptive Writing6 Parts

Part 1: Dialogue
Part 2: Accents Within Written Dialogue
Part 3: Descriptive Writing
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8 Assessment

Module 9 - Beating Writer’s Block7 Parts

Part 1: Beating Writer’s Block
Part 2: Titles
Part 3: Sentence Starters
Part 4: Using Photos and Artworks for Inspiration
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Module 10 – Tips and Creative Tasks5 Parts

Part 1: Creative Writing Tips
Part 2: Creative Writing Tasks
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 10 Assessment

Module 11 – Writing Poetry7 Parts

Part 1: What is Poetry?
Part 2: Prose
Part 3: Where to Begin?
Part 4: Light, Shade and Imagination
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 11 Assessment

Module 12 – Types of Poetry and Poetry Prompts6 Parts

Part 1: Poetry Types
Part 2: Poetry Prompts
Part 3: Avoiding Common Mistakes
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 12 Assessment

Module 13 - Writing the Life Story5 Parts

Part 1: Writing Your Life Story
Part 2: Flashbacks
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 13 Assessment

Module 14 - Going Public6 Parts

Part 1: Going Public
Part 2: Self-Publishing
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 14 Assessment

Accreditations

The Creative Writing Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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