1679 - Writing the Novel: Introduction
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Course Description
If you want to write a novel but have no idea how to begin, this course will help you get going. You'll review literary technique with respect to the novel, and spend lots of time writing - and reading - to help you discover your own style. We'll cover basic skills, tips and techniques to improve and polish your writing. By the end of the course, you will have written and edited the opening of your novel.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basic skills and techniques for writing prose fiction.
- Develop and refine your own writing style.
- Analyze the methods and styles of writers you admire.
- Write and edit the opening of a novel.
This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in
- Creative Writing : Introductory-level Courses, Elective Courses
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Ibi Kaslik is an internationally published novelist and freelance author whose first novel, Skinny, was a New York Times Bestseller. Skinny was also nominated for several awards and translated into many languages. Ibi's second novel, The Angel Riots, published in 2008 by Penguin Group Canada, was a national critical success, dubbed "beautiful" by The Globe and Mail. Ibi was the twenty-second writer-in-residence at the Regina Public Library in 2007–2008 and currently lives in Toronto.
