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Creative Writing: The Craft of Style
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 8 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة Wesleyan University
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Your style is as unique and distinctive as your face, your voice, except that you can choose it, you can can work on it, enhance it. In this course we will introduce aspiring writers to the art of putting pressure on written language. We will study the use of metaphor and imagery, and demonstrate how clarity, grace, and inventiveness in word choice are imperative to a story's success. Writers will emerge with the revision skills essential to all writers of good stories and good prose.

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Introductions

    • 2 Videos
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  • Introduction to Style
  • Introduction to Meaning, Sense, and Clarity

The Pyramid of Language

    • 1 Videos
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  • The Pyramid of Language

Scatteration

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  • Scatteration

Shop Talk with Amity Gaige

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  • Shop Talk with Amity Gaige

Excellent Word Choice at Work

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    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

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  • Excellent Word Choice at Work, pt. 1
  • Excellent Word Choice at Work, pt. 2

Assignment: Choose Your Words: Sensous Description

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    • 2 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Sensuous Description

2 Videos

  • Assignment Overview
  • Feedback Expectations for the Specialization

2 Readings

  • A Note on Assignments
  • Promo Codes

Introduction to Writing with Nouns and Verbs

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  • Introduction to Writing with Nouns and Verbs

Nouns and Verbs at Work

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    • 1 Discussion
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  • Nouns and Verbs at Work, pt. 1
  • Nouns and Verbs at Work, pt 2.

Close Reading of "Lord of Misrule"

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  • Close Reading of "Lord of Misrule"

Visiting Writer: Jaimy Gordon

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  • A Conversation with Jaimy Gordon, Author of "Lord of Misrule"

Assignment: Short-Short Narrative

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    • 1 PeerReview
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  • Very Short Narrative

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  • Assignment Overview

Introduction to Economy

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  • Introduction to Economy

Surgery

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  • Surgery

Shop Talk with Brando Skyhorse

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  • Shop Talk with Brando Skyhorse

Visiting Writer: Sophie McManus

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    • 1 Readings
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  • Visiting Writer: Sophie McManus

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  • Sophie McManus's Informal List of Words and Phrases to Cut

Assignment: Cut It Out

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  • Cut It Out

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  • Assignment Overview

Recap and Introduction

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  • An Introduction to Things

Respecting the Reader's Mind

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  • Respecting the Reader's Mind

Shop Talk with Amy Bloom

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  • Shop Talk with Amy Bloom

The Reader-Writer Arc

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  • The Reader-Writer Arc

Song of Solomon

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  • Close Reading of "Song of Solomon"

Gardner Exercise

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  • Concrete Style Infused with Thought and Feeling

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  • Assignment Overview

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Enhance your unique writing style with the "Creative Writing: The Craft of Style" course. This foundational program, offered by Coursera in the Arts & Humanities domain, is designed for aspiring writers eager to refine their narrative voice. Under the expert guidance of seasoned instructors, you'll delve into the art of crafting compelling metaphors and vivid imagery. The course emphasizes the importance of clarity, grace, and creative word choice, essential elements for successful storytelling. Over 480 minutes of engaging content, you'll develop critical revision skills to elevate your writing. Flexible subscription options, including Starter, Professional, and Paid plans, make this course accessible to all levels of learners ready to take their prose to the next level. Ideal for beginners, this course will help you discover and polish your distinctive writing style.

Salvatore Scibona
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Salvatore Scibona