Short-Story Writing workshop (for beginners)
by Danielle Binks
Description
An all-you-need-to-know about short-story writing for those who’ve never explored this wonderful form. It covers the basics and is particularly aimed at students, encouraging them to practice short-story writing to improve their communication skills, and flex their imagination.
If requested for an adult-writers workshop, it can be adapted with minor changes to ‘where to submit’ for competitions and publication etc.
* Short Story VS. Novel
* Characteristics of a short story
* The secret to all stories – long or short
* Generating ideas by sparking imagination
* All stories are teaching you WRITING!
* Where to submit
* Freeform writing challenge – visual prompts
If requested for an adult-writers workshop, it can be adapted with minor changes to ‘where to submit’ for competitions and publication etc.
Topics Covered
* Short Story VS. Novel
* Characteristics of a short story
* The secret to all stories – long or short
* Generating ideas by sparking imagination
* All stories are teaching you WRITING!
* Where to submit
* Freeform writing challenge – visual prompts
Details
Audience
Advanced primary-school (year 6), secondary school, university, writing-workshops for adults.
Duration
60 minutes
Requirements
Attendees are expected to write at the end – so they are to bring along paper, pens, pencils or laptop/device to write or type on. Data Projector, and screen for a PowerPoint presentation. I have a MacBook Pro laptop – and can bring it along if a school has the necessary video adaptors, cables/plug-ins to hook my laptop up for projection. OR – I can provide the Presentation on a USB stick on the day, or via DropBox well in advance. Internet connection only necessary if DropBox is the preferred method of file-transfer. No videos or .mp4 necessary. Just a PowerPoint with still slides.