Writing with style

Wed 30 April 2014 - Wed 28 May 2014

Institute of Continuing Education

‘Writing with style’ aims to help you bring the stories you want to tell alive by addressing key techniques in effective writing.

You may be familiar with the concept of: ‘show; don’t tell’ – but how, exactly, do you demonstrate who a character is in a naturalistic way which enables the reader to discover this by themselves? Similarly, how can you establish a strong sense of place rather than just assemble a list of descriptions? How do you deal with the passage of time in your writing, in a way which is clear to the reader but does not jar or upset the effects you have created? How, in short, do you develop a style which will serve your purpose?

This weekly course at Madingley Hall will enable you to understand how to use the tools and devices available to you as a writer to improve your technique and the effects you can achieve.

30 April: A sense of place
7 May: A sense of time
14 May: Discovering character through action
21 May: Discovering character through speech
28 May: Keeping the reader on board

This course will be supported by our virtual learning environment (VLE). You will be able to download course material, contact your tutor and talk to fellow students via the web at a time and place that’s convenient to you.

Cost: £150