Start writing fiction
An introduction to this album.
Start writing fiction - Audio
enJuly 07, 2009
Start writing fiction - Audio
This album provides the budding author with everything they need to know about approaching the art of fiction writing. Each track contains discussions and interviews with best-selling novelists from a variety of backgrounds including Alex Garland, Louis de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book youâve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174 Start writing fiction. (New and updated content added July 2009)
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Episodes (14)
Transcript -- Start writing fiction
Transcript -- An introduction to this album.
Start writing fiction - Audio
enJuly 07, 2009
Starting the writing process
Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.
Transcript -- Starting the writing process
Transcript -- Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.
Researching and influencing your fiction
In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.
Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction
Transcript -- In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.
Characters and genre
How do you create a believable character, and how can genre hinder or help a writer?
Transcript -- Characters and genre
Transcript -- How do you create a believable character, and how can genre hinder or help a writer?
Narrative and structural techniques
Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book.
Transcript -- Narrative and structural techniques
Transcript -- Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book.
Redrafting and editing
Good writing isnât really about writing â itâs about rewriting. The crucial aspects to consider in the editing process, including the pace and precision of your prose.
Transcript -- Redrafting and editing
Transcript -- Good writing isnât really about writing â itâs about rewriting. The crucial aspects to consider in the editing process, including the pace and precision of your prose.
How to keep going
Examining the importance of a writerâs own experience and how this feeds into prose. The value of self-criticism and how to keep writing when the going gets tough.
Transcript -- How to keep going
Transcript -- Examining the importance of a writerâs own experience and how this feeds into prose. The value of self-criticism and how to keep writing when the going gets tough.