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Intro to Creative Writing!

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11 sessions

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+31

This series ended on August 12, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Have you ever wanted to try writing a book? Or have you already written something and just want help polishing it? Or do you want to improve your writing skills over the summer? If so, this is the place for you! In this series, cohosted with Anisa I, we will teach you all about creative writing and how to write good stories. Topics include writing *realistic* dialogue, plot structure, character creation, and everything in between. We will mainly be focusing on fiction, but will include some time to go over and practice writing poetry. There will be plenty of fun activities to help you practice the skills we go over. In the last few sessions, you will even be able to write and get feedback on your own story! Anisa's profile: https://schoolhouse.world/u/42465

Tutored by

Serena D 🇺🇸

Senior Tutor

Certified in 11 topics

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Hi guys! I'm a current college freshman studying Computer Science. I've been a part of SHW for a while (almost 2 years!) and primarily tutor SAT prep, AP prep, and math. I enjoy being a little silly goofy in my sessions, so it's guaranteed to be a fun time. Warning: 95% chance of sessions running overtime.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please message us if you can't make a session! We may kick out inactive people to make room for new students, so if you want to stay, please don't go MIA :)

SESSION 1

21

Jun

SESSION 1

Orientation

Orientation

Tue 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM UTCJun 21, 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM UTC

We will introduce the course outline, expectations, and play a few get to know you/icebreaker games!
SESSION 2

23

Jun

SESSION 2

Other Topics

Other Topics

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJun 23, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

We will review some grammar and technical aspects of writing (ex: word choice and punctuation). We'll do a Kahoot at the end to review!
SESSION 3

4

Jul

SESSION 3

Other Topics

Other Topics

Mon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 4, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

*MOVED BACK TO NORMAL TIME* Effective Word Choices We will go over how to create unique metaphors and improve your word choices while writing! We'll do a fun poetry activity based on the metaphors you create :) Date changed due to travel, sorry!
SESSION 4

5

Jul

SESSION 4

Other Topics

Other Topics

Tue 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 5, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Creating Interesting Characters! How do you create characters the reader cares about? How do you write diverse + interesting characters? We will go over tips for character creation then practice creating our own characters + stories based on the Humans of New York Series (this is way more fun to do than it sounds, trust me)
SESSION 5

7

Jul

SESSION 5

Other Topics

Other Topics

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 7, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Writing Good Dialogue How do you make dialogue feel less flat, more natural? How do you actually go about giving characters a voice? We'll cover all that and more in this session!
SESSION 6

12

Jul

SESSION 6

Other Topics

Other Topics

Tue 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 12, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Practice Time - Flash Fiction! Flash Fiction is a style of writing in which you write a completed story in a set amount of time (we will do about 45 minutes). After we write, we'll share our stories :)
SESSION 7

17

Jul

SESSION 7

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 17, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Plot Structures! How are novels actually structured? Why do certain parts seem to either drag on or fly by? In this session, we will look at several popular archetypes and practice identifying stories suiting them. We will also discuss cliches, tropes, and plot twists!
SESSION 8

19

Jul

SESSION 8

Other Topics

Other Topics

Tue 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 19, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Character Development So, we know how to make characters. But how do we actually drive them to change in the story and show these changes to the reader? In this session we will talk about how character drives the plot and how the plot in turn can change the character. We will also look at showing character development and making it meaningful. We'll touch on topics like the hero's journey and redemption/corruption arcs
SESSION 9

25

Jul

SESSION 9

Other Topics

Other Topics

Mon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

World Building!! For all you fantasy writers :) How do we create our own worlds? How much world building do you *actually* need? We'll discuss tips for finding inspiration and potentially a bit about creating constructed languages
SESSION 10

26

Jul

SESSION 10

Other Topics

Other Topics

Tue 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 26, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

What a wonderful world ~ How do you flesh out the world around the character? How do we make our stories full of life? In this session, we will talk about dropping hints about the world into the descriptions as well as how to avoid info-dumps. We will also discuss different styles of narration (first, third, epistolary <3, unreliable narrators, etc).
SESSION 11

12

Aug

SESSION 11

Other Topics

Other Topics

Fri 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM UTCAug 12, 3:00 PM - 3:40 PM UTC

Wrap up session! Come discuss your current WIPs, get ideas, feedback, etc and play some fun games!

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Jun 21 - Aug 12

8 weeks

40 - 60 mins

/ session

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