Creating a Sense of Pl
Course: AAA-5040
Continuing Education Units: 2.40
Description:
It is said the best writing comes when you write what you know. What better place to begin than your own backyard? This practical course is filled with hands-on exercises that will help you create fascinating and truly unique works of fiction and non fiction. You will begin by learning how to improve your powers of observation and description. Then, you will become skilled at gathering and organizing important facts about the people, places, foods, customs, and events in your community. Next, you will find out how to incorporate the physical, historical, spiritual, and other characteristics of your present location into your writing to give it a realistic sense of place. By the time you finish this course, you will be well prepared to convert your everyday observations and experiences into believable characters, memorable settings, and vivid descriptions.
Last Update: October 10, 2008