Welcome to Starting to Write: A Creative Writing Course for Beginners
- A one minute writing activity to get you started
- What's this course all about and who is it for?
- An overview of the course and a bit about me
- How to download resources
- Starting Words
- A quick reminder of the Starting Words exercise
- How to approach this course
- What equipment do I need?
- What we covered in this section
Start writing
- Word Sketches
- How can I help you?
- Sense Impressions
- Noticing things
- What we did in the 'Start Writing' section
On the Road
- Introduction to on the road
- Go outside
- Writing in cafés and on trains
- A quick summary of 'On the Road'
Start where you are
- Introduction to start where you are
- Getting over yourself
- Don’t wait until you feel like it
- Turning up
- Create a space
- What we covered in 'Start Where You Are'
- Test what you know so far
Drafting and Redrafting
- Introduction to drafting and redrafting
- Have a go at drafting and redrafting
- Weather writing
- What we did in the drafting and redrafting section
What next?
- Introduction to What Next?
- Your Writing Habit and Writing Prompts
- Ways to connect with other writers
- You did it! Now keep writing.
Your Challenges
- Your Writing Calendar Challenge
- Your Writing Goals Challenge
- Your Gratitude Challenge
