You know how to find a good story and write it in a way that captures and commands the readers' attention, but do you know how to write a story that really stands out as the feature attraction in your publication? A story that really tells a story, with all the drama, action, pace and shading of a motion picture? A story with rhythm, pace, and flair, that lingers in the memory like a song?
The course features:
• A fresh approaches to planning and visualising your story, using the language of movies and the discipline of songwriting as inspiration.
• Useful tools and techniques for getting the most out of your interviews, and turning them into the threads of a compelling narrative.
• Tips and advice on story architecture, the art of structure and storytelling, including writing outruns that are as compelling as your intros.
• Pointers and guidance on ways to take your readers on a journey, keeping them guessing, leading them between the lines, and leaving them wanting to go back to the beginning and start all over again.
• Advice on colouring your story with character, action, and dialogue, and exploring the effects of shifts in tense, tone, and pace.
• Hints and how-tos on using all your senses to "get inside" a story, and writing it in a way that appeals to all the senses.
Date: 19 June 2012
to 21 June 2012
Venue: Johannesburg and Cape Town
More info: Course will be held in Johannesburg and Cape Town
