Crime novelist and creative writing tutor John Dean (left) is launching an
online Crime Fiction Course.
John, author of 12 novels published by Robert Hale, and the creator of
DCI John Blizzard and DCI Jack Harris, also runs Inscribe Media Ltd, which is
based in Darlington in North East England, which will be offering the course.
The online course, which runs in eight parts and can begin at a time and
date to suit the student, will help writers to improve their technique and
improve their chances of being successful, either in competitions or admissions
to publishers.
When they enroll, students will be offered ongoing one-to-one feedback
on their work, be it short stories or novels.
John, whose latest novel A Breach of Trust came out in January 2015, and
who is a member of the UK-based Crime Writers’ Association, said: “Writing can
be a lonely pastime and my aim is to help aspiring writers to improve their
technique and improve their chances of being successful in a very competitive
market.
“Crime fiction remains hugely popular and, hopefully, I can help
aspiring writers to develop their ideas, and because it is online it does not
matter where they live. In recent years, I have worked with writers from
everywhere from Croatia to Australia and New Zealand.”
There is no official certificate of qualification at the end of the
course, which will be led by John and features:
• Personal attention
• Exercises and practical work
• Discussions by email
• Because the tutor is on line, you can do the work at time and pace
that suits you
Themes to be included are:
An examination of where ideas come from - what triggers ideas in writers?
An examination of where ideas come from - what triggers ideas in writers?
Once you have the idea, how do you develop it? The course will look at
the art of plotting
How can you use places and landscapes to aid your story telling?
How do you pick characters to do the job? What are their functions in
storytelling? This will include a look at creating villains
How conflict can be used to develop stories that assume a life of their
own
That all important start to your story - how do you grab the reader
right from the off?
Writing with pace - how do you produce a narrative that keeps your
reader turning the page?
Pulling it all together - how to produce the finished piece of work.
Editing - how to make those changes that make all the difference.
Pitching to publishers and agents
The course costs £75. For further details you can contact John at deangriss@btinternet.com
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