About Course

Dive into the core principles of fiction craft with this practical course designed to equip you with the storytelling tools every writer needs. You’ll learn how to develop engaging plots, create vivid characters, build immersive settings, and hone narrative voice. Through targeted exercises and real-world examples, you’ll gain the confidence to draft, revise, and polish short stories or novel chapters.

What Will You Learn?

  • Foundations of plot design: inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution
  • Techniques for creating three-dimensional characters with clear motivations
  • Strategies for crafting believable, immersive settings
  • Methods to find and refine your unique narrative voice
  • Approaches to pacing, tension, and scene transitions
  • Revision tactics for tightening prose and strengthening story arcs

Course Content

Foundations of Fiction Writing

  • Elements of Story

Crafting Story Architecture

Voice & Revision