Start writing fiction - Audio
This album provides the budding author with everything they need to know about approaching the art of fiction writing. Each track contains discussions and interviews with best-selling novelists from a variety of backgrounds including Alex Garland, Louis de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book you’ve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174 Start writing fiction. (New and updated content added July 2009)Podcasts
Transcript -- Start writing fiction
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:38 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Starting the writing process
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:37 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 7 seconds
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Researching and influencing your fiction
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:36 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds
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Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:36 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Characters and genre
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds
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Narrative and structural techniques
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:34 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 1 second
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Redrafting and editing
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:33 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
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Published: July 7, 2009, 11:33 p.m.Duration: N/A
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How to keep going
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:32 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds
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Transcript -- How to keep going
Published: July 7, 2009, 11:32 p.m.Duration: N/A
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