Most avid readers have a story of their own to tell but it is often difficult to put pen to paper. The right words tend to escape and the eager writer is left frustrated with a blank page and an untold story. The pandemic has helped little to alleviate this, with creatives in a variety of professions complaining of feeling uninspired. Nonetheless, there are a number of tools and techniques available to beat writer’s block and to bring life to a short story of 500 words or less (the word count for some of the adult writing competitions in Australia).

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face / Online

COURSE OUTLINE

• Coping with writer’s block
• Tools and techniques for generating more descriptive sentences
• The art of speed-writing
• Capturing a story in 500 words or less
• Applying for writing competitions in Australia

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Write a captivating story in 500 words or less
2. Enter an adult writing competition in Australia