INTEC Creative Writing Certificate

Course details

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT How many times have you witnessed an incident or overheard a conversation that triggered an idea for a short story? Without the techniques and skills, or the confidence in your own ability, you've probably found your writing efforts frustrating and disappointing. The INTEC Creative Writing course takes a detailed look at the crafting techniques used by professionals, and guides you to create a piece of polished, thought-provoking and original writing. You'll explore different forms of writing such as poetry, plays and novels - all supported by a qualified INTEC tutor. (Finuala Dowling is the author of this course - a published writer and lecturer.)

Course Content

• Introduction to Creative Writing
• Motivation (including personal publishing goals and publishing hints)
• Inspiration
• Sharing and rewriting (editing tips, workshops, forums and readings) Self Enrichment INTEC Creative Writing Certificate * This programme does not lead to a qualification on the NQF.
• Personal narratives (diaries, reminiscences, anecdotes, family histories, and autobiographies)
• Poetry (including imagery and metaphors)
• Poetry as a warm-up exercise and an outlet Prose Writing
• Plot
• Setting
• Character and action
• Dialogue
• Writing a short story
• Writing a novel Plays and Scripts
• Writing for stage and screen (including tips on markets)
• Writing for radio
• Writing a radio drama
• Writing a film treatment
• Writing scenes for a movie
• Adapting a story for the screen