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Writing for Children Course

Summary:  Writing for children.     
Type:  One to One Email Correspondence. Beginner/Intermediate.
Duration:  10 weeks.
Fee:  £240  

An introduction to writing for children.

How does this course work?

  • Having enrolled on the course, the student completes a simple questionnaire in order to provide the tutor with an idea of what the student wants the course to achieve and the prefered timescale.
  • The tutor responds with a summary of the anticipated course structure, based on the student's requirements.
  • When both parties are happy to proceed, the tutor sets the first task.
  • The student returns the task by the agreed time and receives feedback and a new task.
  • The process repeats
  • Tasks may be writing exercises, or they may be based directly on the student's work, for example, suggestions as to how to rework a passage.
  • Throughout there is the opportunity for dialogue via e-mail – the course is intended to be interactive and personal.
Tutors

Areas covered
  • Exercises to find your inner child, both male and female and of very different ages.
  • Identifying your readership and researching its requirements.
  • Creating exciting characters and natural dialogue.
  • Creating gripping story lines and getting the pace right.
  • Finding your style and keeping it consistent.
  • Writing children’s non-fiction and children’s educational publishing.
  • Editing your work and dealing constructively with criticism.
  • Marketing and selling your work.
Materials
  • This is essentially an on-line, individually-tailored course. We will not burden you with weighty manuals and reference books. The tutor may from time to time supply useful materials and references, which the student is free to utilise in any way best suited to promoting the aims of the course, including printing out and keeping material.
Duration & Committment
  • 10 weeks, within a maximum period of three months. The course is structured as a series of tasks with feedback and comment from the tutor between each task. The tutor will allocate one hour on an agreed day each week to comment on and respond to work, and to set new tasks. We estimate that you should allow between 2-4 hours per week to really get the most from your course. We reccommend taking the course in successive weeks to ensure focus is maintained. Where this is not possible, the 10 weeks can be spread out over a maximum period of three months if required.