Writing Course Via Email by Anita Saran

Everyone Has a Story to Tell  

Fee: Rs. 3,500

 The Course will teach students how to write a complete short story step by step, learn to read stories analytically and avoid common mistakes made by beginners (and sometimes by seasoned writers!).

 No writer writes in a vacuum and writers do need professional feedback. Showing your work to friends and family may not get you the feedback you NEED as a writer. They may not have the in-depth understanding of the craft, or they may just say it’s ‘nice’ without knowing WHY they find your story nice. 

 Learn step by step, how to write a story that publishers want, learn to read stories analytically and avoid common mistakes made by beginners.

 Lesson 1 – Story Ideas

Create a story idea. What do you want to say? Is it close to your heart, universal in appeal?

 Lesson 2 – Characterisation & Dialogue

 Create the main character/protagonist of your story and make them talk in a convincing way that reveals character. Write a plot using this character.

 Lesson 3 - Conflict

Without conflict there's no story. Write a short story preferably using the plot you created for Lesson 2.  State the points of conflict in your story.

 Lesson 4 - Beginnings and Endings

Write the first paragraph of a story, outline the plot and give some idea of the end.

 Lesson 5 – Foreshadowing and Tension

Anticipation, created through foreshadowing keeps a reader reading. Learn to foreshadow conflict. Write the first 600-1000 words of a short story using the technique of foreshadowing. State which sentence does the foreshadowing and how.

 Lesson 6 – Sound

The sound of words and sentences gives style to your story – it's your own voice.  It makes the reading pleasant to the ear. Learn how to write beautiful prose with the Lanham technique. Experiment with the story you wrote for the previous lesson.

 Lesson 7 – Analysis

The writer of stories must read lots of good stories and be able to analyse what makes them work. Learn through example.

 Lesson 8 – Common Faults

Learn to avoid the six common errors writers make.  Analyse the given story for faults.

 Question/Evaluation Exercises

A comprehensive assignment at the end of each lesson will be evaluated by the course instructor who will be available via email for questions etc.

 About the course instructor

 Anita Saran holds a diploma in The Advanced Short Story Course from The London School of Journalism - www.lsj.org, an internationally reputed school for writers.