Certificate of Achievement

Szymon Chwaliński

has completed the following course:

Start Writing Fiction

The Open University

This online course introduced how to start writing fiction, focusing on the central skill of creating characters.

8 weeks, 3 hours per week

Dave Hall

University Secretary

The Open University

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Apply and learn to write fiction and generate stories by creating characters
  • Investigate notions of writing from your experience and from research
  • Explore using a writer’s notebook to develop ideas and increase observational awareness
  • Identify and realise the importance of other authors and works to develop your skills in reading as a writer
  • Develop your awareness of editing, in developing your vocabulary of style and presentation
  • Identify and realise the importance of exchanging work and critical comment with fellow writers

Syllabus

  • Creation of characters in fiction
  • Different sources for characters in stories
  • Ways of presenting characters in stories
  • Reading as a writer
  • Writing practice, including creativity, research, observation and editing
  • Peer reviewing, workshops and the importance of feedback

Issued on 28th October 2022

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Free online course:

Start Writing Fiction

The Open University