Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
5033CRWRI-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To distinguish between the different techniques necessary for the writing of a novel as compared to a short story;
2. To develop an understanding of generic forms of the novel;
3. To develop an understanding of the market for the proposed novel;
4. To foster independent writing ability with peer workshop support;
5. To provide practice in the production of work in a form acceptable to the publishing world.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate awareness of the necessary techniques of novel writing;
2.
Produce a proposal for the writing of a novel;
3.
Write and revise the opening chapter of a novel;
4.
Place your novel in terms of genre and market;
5.
Contribute effectively to a workshop group
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Students will learn how books are proposed to publishers, how to write a proposal for a novel and how to write an opening chapter of a novel. Students will study good and bad examples of opening chapters, learning some of the key techniques involved, and will also study the differences between a short story and an opening chapter. The creative process will be examined and we will consider the way a writer creates a novel.
Module Overview:
Clearly, a novel can not be completed in one semester, but you should be left with an awareness of what is required to make this huge leap from short story writing. You will emerge with a proposal for its completion and a deeper understanding of what method best suits you to live with, revise, complete and place a book.
Clearly, a novel can not be completed in one semester, but you should be left with an awareness of what is required to make this huge leap from short story writing. You will emerge with a proposal for its completion and a deeper understanding of what method best suits you to live with, revise, complete and place a book.
Additional Information:Clearly, a novel can not be completed in one semester, but the student should be left with an awareness of what is required to make the huge leap from short story writing, and will emerge with a proposal for its completion and a deeper understanding of what method best suits them to live with, revise, complete and place a book.