Introduction to Creative Writing

Become a better writer and learn the creative writing techniques that turn good ideas into great stories.

This four-week introductory course will teach you all the key components to great storytelling, including how to develop characters, setting, and the narrative arc. You will learn important tools, such as point of view, dialog, themes, symbolism, and metaphor. All throughout the course, your instructor will provide you with personalized feedback on your writing, so that you improve your writing skills. You will also connect with fellow students and share feedback with each other, which can be a great way to gain insights and perspectives from your readers. 

Whether to develop your creative ideas or prepare for writing essays, this course will help you create lively characters and vivid settings that jump off the page. By the end of the course, you will produce a piece of short fiction and have a set of tools that will allow you to flourish as a writer. 

What you will learn:

✔ Write well-crafted fiction   
✔ Sketch characters with wants and fears that propel the narrative of your story    
✔ Write dialogue that develops your characters     
✔ Create vivid settings with details that are significant and support the characters   
✔ Write metaphors that are thematically linked to your characters and settings