Short Story Writing: Create Fiction from Personal Experience

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Short Story Writing: Create Fiction from Personal Experience provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Short Story Writing: Create Fiction from Personal Experience is taught by Shaun Levin. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $9.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learn how to write stories that captivate readers by building a narrative with elements of fiction

    • Introduction
    • How to Look For and Find Stories
    • Entering the World of Your Story
    • How to Make a Story
    • What Happens When a Story Is Finished? Another Story!
    • Final project
    Reading stories can transport you to other worlds. Writing stories allows you to create those worlds. Join writer Shaun Levin on an innovative journey to create a short story that brings your inner world and the world around you to life on the page.


    In this Domestika course, explore Shaun’s creative process behind finding and writing short stories entirely from the imagination or based on personal experiences with a touch of fiction. Discover daily exercises that could lead to writing a collection of short stories, a memoir, or even a novel.

    If you are interested in exploring other styles of writing, take a look at Shaun’s previous course Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life

Syllabus
    • About Me
    • Influences
    • Out of Many Possible Stories, One Story (or Three, Or Twelve)
    • Brainstorming: the Quest for Stories
    • Materials
    • Where Do Stories Come From?
    • Honesty Is the Best Policy: There's No End to Stories
    • The Thread of the Story: What's Holding It Together?
    • Get Outside Help: Art and a Walk
    • Trust the Exploration: Stories Have a Life of Their Own
    • Give Your Story a Title
    • Filling In the Gaps (Going Back to the Beginning)
    • Go One Step beyond the Ending
    • Doing the Groundwork and Going Deeper Into Your Story
    • Start Anywhere (but Not at the Beginning)
    • Preparing to Write a Story
    • Yes, It’s All About You
    • The Importance of Abandoned Projects
    • How Big Is Your Story?
    • Short Story Writing: Create Fiction from Personal Experience