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NOVEL WRITING BASICS

by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

2020 Edition 1

COURSE OVERVIEW

Introduction To Novel Writing

Understanding Novel Drafts

All The Important Plot Structures

Plotting Your Novel Acc. To Genres

Basic Elements Of NovelWritingRevising And Editing Your Novel

Researching For Your Novel

Assignments & Exercises

Portfolio Creation

INTRODUCTION TO

NOVEL WRITING

What is Novel Writing? Brainstorming the idea for yournovelSettling on the right ideaDeveloping that ideaDiscovering your writing styleImproving your writing style andform

UNDERSTANDING NOVEL

DRAFTS

The "much-dreaded" first draftSecond DraftThird DraftFourth - the final draftHow to write each and every single one ofthese draftsHow to revise these drafts and when to dosoWhen to use plot-structures and when toedit them

PLOTTING YOUR NOVEL

ACC. TO GENRES

Exploring all the major fiction genresLearning to pair the plot-structuresaccording to the genre of your novelUnderstanding what each genere requiresand improvising the structuresaccordingly.

ALL THE IMPORTANT

PLOT STRUCTURES

What are Plot StructuresMain Elements of Plot StructuresStudy of important Plot Structuressuch as Aristotle’s Dramatic PlotStructureFreytag’s Pyramid and FichteanCurve3-Act Plot Structure, 4-Act PlotStructure, 7-Act Plot Structure and9-Act Plot StructureIn Medias Res, and Hero's JourneySnow-flake method and W-methodof plotting

BASIC EMELENTS OF NOVEL

WRITING

PlotCharacterisationExpositionSettingsDialoguesPoint Of ViewStyleThemeConflictsScenesChaptersNarrationPacingTensionEpistolary chaptersLiterary devicesFlashbacksForeshadowingRed-herringsetc.

REVISING AND EDITING

YOUR NOVEL

Learning the difference betweenrevising and editingUnderstanding when to revise andwhen to edit your draftsLearning revising as well as self-editing techniques to enhance yourmanuscript

RESEARCHING FOR YOUR

NOVEL

Online ResearchOffline Research - through newspapersand other print mediaPersonal Interviews with experiencedpeople/professionals

PORTFOLIO CREATION

You will have a completed manuscript within ayear if you follow all the directions in this course.

BOOK DISCUSSIONS

We'd be discussing and analysing 4 fictionnovels - one contemporary work, one gothicfiction, one classic fiction and one genre ofyour choice.

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NOVEL WRITING BASICS

by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

2020 Edition:1

PRICING

Full Course: Rs. 35,000Duration: 10-12 weeks

Breakdown: Rs. 2,500 pertopicDuration: 1-2 weeks per topic

Full Course: Certificate byCitrus Publishers

“The secret of change is tofocus all your energy, notfighting the old, but onbuilding the new.”

- Socrates

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NOTES

by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

2020 Edition:1

All notes and study material will be provided to you on weekly basis. Assignments will be evaluated by me personally, and would begraded too so that you’ll be able to understand where you stand inyour writing.The course duration is approximate. In the end, it depends on yourprogress. The course notes would be emailed to you at the start of the weekalong with the assignment(s) for the previous week’s topics. Thenthere will be 3 days of Skype sessions between you and me onFriday, Saturday and Sunday of 1 hour each (or if it is not convenientfor you then only on Saturday and Sunday of 1 and half hour each.)In these sessions, I will be teaching you the topics whose notes weresent to you earlier in the week and clear all your doubts about anyquestions you might have. We will discuss every topic in detail. Theduration of the online sessions can be increased if there is a need. You’ll have to submit your assignments by Saturday morning and Iwill return them to you after evaluation with my comments andcritique by Monday evening.Apart from the syllabus, you are free to ask any doubts or questionsyou have related to the house notes and your assignments.Also, you can even ask for feedback on your own writing without anycharges for the entire duration of the course.

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