Write with the Greats: English Literature & Creative Writing

Write with the Greats: English Literature & Creative Writing

Do you love both reading and creative writing? Would you like to learn the techniques of some of the greatest writers in English literature, including Shakespeare, Tolkien, Kipling, Austen and  Wordsworth? If you want to develop your creative writing technique whilst learning about English Literature, this is the course for you.

In this course we will look at the work of some major writers and explore their writing techniques.

• Learn how to write lyric poetry with William Wordsworth

• Write an action poem with Sylvia Plath

• Write a character poem with Lord Byron

• Write drama with Shakespeare and Arthur Miller

• Structure a novel like Dickens, Faulkner, Emily Bronte or Jane Austen

• Write novel characters using insights from Jane Austen and J.K. Rowling

• Write short stories with Rudyard Kipling and J.R.R. Tolkien

Also covered:

• Creative writing exercises to stimulate your imagination

• Publishing your work on Kindle

• Selling printed copies of your work

As a professional lyricist, short story and memoir writer with two degrees in English Literature, I am hoping to help guide you through this course in a way which will help you to reflect on and adapt your writing. You can send me your work for feedback any time.

If you are excited to enter into the world of English literature as both a critical reader and a writer, enroll today. Udemy offers a 30 day money back guarantee so you can enroll without risk. I'm looking forward to joining you on the course!

Learn the Techniques of the Greatest Writers in English Literature

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What you will learn

• How to use the techniques employed by some of the greatest writers in English Literature
• How to create plot exposition like Shakespeare
• How to write dialogue like Arthur Miller

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Level: All Levels

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: Eve Williams MMus