This stimulating course will develop your ability to write a good story and to think more critically about your writing.
This stimulating course will develop your ability to write a good story and to think more critically about your writing. You will learn the basics of different kinds of writing - magazine and newspaper columns, short stories, books - while improving your basic writing skill.
Your development will be guided by qualified and experienced tutors. No matter what your current writing ability, if you put in the effort, you will become a better and more confident writer. Some students have been published even before finishing the course!
If you love writing and want to improve your skills, network with other writers, and get personal guidance from a team of professional writers, this course is for you.
Our principal and staff have authored over 150 magazines and 45 books. Tutors are exceptionally well qualified, with university degrees in writing or journalism and more than 10 years experience in writing and publishing.
There are 10 lessons in this course:
Introduction
Basic Creative Writing Skills
Using Consise Clear Language
Planning What You Write
Writing Fiction
Writing Non-fiction
What to write
Writing for Magazines
Writing Books
Special Project
Organising a portfolio to sell yourself.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims:
Learning Cloud is a step bigger than a college: it’s a culture. Our openness and enthusiasm strike a chord with people, wherever they are... students learn best when they're having fun and thats what Learning Cloud is all about.
Inspired by the culture of a famous Design and Arts College in Paris, the Learning Cloud team set out to create not only an amazing culture for staff, but to create an amazing student and learning experience as well.
With over 14 years in Vocational Education and Training and producing tens of thousands of graduates globally, Learning Cloud have created something new, up-to-date, relevant and exciting with a modern educational philosophy.
We want our students to be bold. Not lightweight. So push boundaries, get out of your comfort zone and don't be afraid to make mistakes. We’re committed to developing your skills as an individual and our amazing teachers and trainers will be there for you along every step of the way.
We recognise the importance of finding work when you graduate and with our industry practitioners as lecturers and trainers, strong industry connections and a dedicated focus on portfolio development, completing these courses will position you as a highly-qualified and sought after graduate, especially when you have well known people recommending you.
When it’s time to leave the College, you’ll be an inspired, confident and committed individual, with a valuable set of skills and contacts..
Our Values
Be an Artist - treat your work as craft. You are what you create.
Learn - Guess, test, break. Stay curious and absorb mistakes.
Invent - shape the future. Dream what no one else dares.
Break Rules - challenge authority and ignore the status quo.
Own - think like an entrepreneur. It's yours!
Focus - eliminate distractions and simplify everything.
Play Offence - focus only on what you're good at and play to win.
Think Big - obsess about the mission. Keep everything in perspective.
Push - will it into existence.
We - strong minds spark genius. Strong teams spark revolutions.
So what can you expect from the artists at Learning Cloud?
The best technology available. How? We invent it!
A cool culture! You'll love learning with us and we know that you will tell your friends.
Awesome trainers! If they are boring, we don't hire them!
Artiste - we'll make you an artist in any field.
Rockstar - you won't need to find a job or promotion, they will find you.
This course will cover the tools writers use to write fiction, in either long or short form. We will begin by developing a character to be central to a piece of fiction. From there we will go on to workshop story, tone and setting.
Get your creativity flowing by exploring some of the star forms of creative writing, focusing each week on a different area of fiction or creative non-fiction.
Come join us for a fun two-day summer course where we’ll be exploring creative writing and creative play in a fun, supportive environment! Aimed at 8-11 year olds, this course will explore writing in response to prompts, generating stories and character and following your creativity!
This course provides a thorough grounding in the skills, techniques and tricks a writer needs to transform ideas and material into art. Guided exercises will develop students' perception, observation and research skills.
Creative Writers is a course for those students who love writing. It is a course for creating stories, and understanding how we tell them through a range of forms, including short stories, speeches and scripts.
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