Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course develops both your written and oral communication skills.
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
Analyse and identify strengths and weaknesses within your own novel-writing and scriptwriting practice as well as being able to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the writing of other students in the group.
Identify the major technical problems in your novels and screenplays and be able to offer technical solutions to those problems.
Research the theoretical and technical aspects of novel writing and screenplay writing as a means of solving the major problems you are encountering in your own writing.
Research and discuss the style of your own novel and screenplay in relation to the major styles of contemporary fiction and scriptwriting.
Define the difference between revising and rewriting.
Identify a marked improvement in your novel writing or screenplay writing ability as demonstrated by a comparison between the before-workshopping draft and the after-workshopping draft of an extract from your writing.
Research and identify the potential market for your finished novel and screenplay.
