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The Foundations of Fiction (Writing Mastery) by Udemy
Master the 6 universal elements of creative writing and storytelling to craft compelling novels, stories, and memoirs
Course Highlights
- Master the 6 universal foundations that make up ALL great fiction
- Create complex, realistic characters who will jump right off the page
- Write vibrant, riveting dialogue that will breathe life into your scenes
- Construct vivid, memorable settings that will shape the world of your story
- Compose intricate, scintillating prose that will pull readers in from the first word
- Structure masterful, gripping plots that will hook readers and keep them turning pages
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
3 Topics
Welcome and What to Expect
How this Course Works
Where to Get Help
11 Topics
Appearance (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Too Much Information (Foundation)
Thought (Foundation)
Action (Foundation)
Goals (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: What Do They Want (Foundation)
Uniqueness (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: 5 Surprises (Advanced)
Flaws (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: What Needs Fixing (Advanced)
Change (Advanced)
10 Topics
Too Realistic or Too Fake (Foundation)
OPTIONAL: How to Punctuate Your Dialogue
Mini Lecture: A Very Bad Conversation (Foundation)
The Two Types of Dialogue (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Zoom In and Zoom Out (Foundation)
Dialogue Tags (Foundation)
Characterizing Dialogue (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: Guess Who's Talking (Advanced)
Subtext (Advanced)
Dialect (Advanced)
9 Topics
Who is Telling the Story? (Foundation)
Third Person (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Two Characters One Point of View (Foundation)
First Person (Foundation)
Multiple First and Third (Advanced)
Second Person (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: You Should Listen to Me (Advanced)
Unreliable Narrator (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: Trust Me I'm Lying (Advanced)
7 Topics
Tense (Foundation)
Show AND Tell (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Slow it Down! (Foundation)
Flashbacks (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: I Remember When (Advanced)
Different Formats (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: Not Your Average Story (Advanced)
8 Topics
Why We Need a Setting (Foundation)
Familiar Settings (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Build a Living Room (Foundation)
Unfamiliar Settings (Foundation)
Mini Lecture: Instant Scene! (Foundation)
Mood Atmosphere and Emotion (Advanced)
Mini Lecture: Singing (or Crying) in the Rain (Advanced)
Time Period (Advanced)
5 Topics
The Story Skeleton (Foundation)
Act 1: Set Up (Foundation)
Act 2: Journey and Conflict (Foundation)
Act 3: Resolution (Foundation)
Putting it All Together (Foundation)
3 Topics
Wrapping Up!
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BONUS LECTURE
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