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FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING
Introduction
How to Use This Class
General Questions Discussion Forum
Characterization
Why Character Matters (video) (2:40)
3 Methods of Character Revelation (video) (4:59)
Two Types of Characters
The Importance of Desire
Further Notes on Character
Exercise 1 (Characterization): The Character Dossier
Exercise 2 (Characterization): Crisis
Point of View
Finding Perspective - An Overview of Point of View
The Four Major Points of View (video) (3:50)
Point of View In-Depth
Exercise 3 (Point of View): A Terrible Deed
Exercise 4 (Point of View): Unforgettable
Setting and Description
Where Everything Happens
Engaging the Senses: Description
Exercise 5 (Setting): Wanderings
Exercise 6 (Setting and Description): Visible, Visual, & Real
Exercise 7 (Description): Getting Past Abstraction
Further Reading - Setting & Description
Plot
Pacing & Plot
The Central Question
Conflict
Scene vs. Summary
Exercise 8 (Plot): Scene
Exercise 9 (Plot): Summary
Exercise 10 (Plot): Conflict
Structure
How to Structure a Story or Novel (video)
The Shape of the Story
Structure from A to E
Elements of an Ending
Exercise 11 (Structure): Action and beyond
Exercise 12 (Structure): A Sense of an Ending
Dialogue
Dialogue in Depth: Getting Your Characters to Talk
Tips for Writing Effective Dialogue
Exercise 13 (Dialogue): Saying What You Mean (or not)
Exercise 14 (Dialogue): The Unspoken Conflict
Research and the Writing Life
Research and the Writing Life (5:26)
Life as Research (A Personal Story)
Exercise 15
Revision
Why Revise?
Revision Checklist
Onward
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