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Creative Writing Stage 2

5-week course

Beyond the beginning: developing, finishing
and perfecting your fiction

Do you want to take your creative writing to the next level?
Do you want to unleash great creative writing flair in your
short stories or novel?
Do you want practical feedback on your writing from an
experienced teacher?
Do you want to learn from the best in a nurturing environment?

This course builds on the skills learnt in Creative Writing Stage 1 or Writing Books for Children and Young Adults. It’s ideal if you want to extend your skills or if you want to hone your completed pieces of writing.

This course is exercise-based. You will get practice in class and be given exercises to complete at home. Workshopping is an important way of learning about your skills and weaknesses and it will be a central part of the course.

Each week, you’ll focus on different tools and techniques to help make your creative writing shine.

Here's what you'll learn

This creative writing course will cover:

how to find, create or extend your main characters and how to place them within a world of believable minor characters
how to make similar characters distinct on the page – what is your character’s ‘journey’?
structuring your story
climax and resolution: how these shape the final story – and how to write them
the principles of scene development: dialogue, pacing, manipulation of time, character interaction, management of exposition
the right process of structural editing, copy-editing and proofreading, using examples from published and student work
and MUCH more.

Exclusive access to our Online Writing Forum

When you graduate from Creative Writing Stage 2, you'll receive exclusive access to our online writing forum. It’s a safe place to get feedback on your writing and this supportive environment will help you keep momentum with your writing.

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Learn from the best

DR PAMELA FREEMAN
Pamela is the author of 23 books, the most recent of which, Lolly Legs, has been published by Walker Books. In 2010 Full Circle (Book 3 of the Castings trilogy), was published in the US, UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Germany as well as Australia. Another children’s book, Victor’s Challenge, was published in 2009 in Australia and the UK. ...more
JENI MAWTER
Jeni is the children’s author of the hilarious ‘So’ series: So Gross!, So Feral!, So Sick!, So Festy!, So Grotty! and So Stinky! (HarperCollins) as well as the Freewheelers series: Unleashed!, Launched! and Extreme! (HarperCollins). Unleashed! was shortlisted for the WAYRBA Older Readers Award 2009. ...more

Courses are held at our harbourside Centre in Milsons Point

DIRECTIONS TO THE
SYDNEY WRITERS’ CENTRE

Or you can complete the course online if you prefer

If you don’t live in Sydney – or can’t get to our harbourside training rooms – you can access our amazing tutors through our online course.

The online course covers the same valuable content as the face-to-face course and, each week, your questions are answered by our wonderful online tutors. You’ll also receive assignments and get feedback on your work.

It’s easy to learn online – all you need is an internet connection. Just click on the demo to see how it works.

Our online classroom is simple to use. Thousands of students from Australia – and around the world – have graduated from this course.

ONLINE COURSE DEMO

Course content and outcomes are consistent,
regardless of which presenter or format you choose

We are sticklers for consistency and quality in our courses, so you’ll achieve the same outcomes regardless of which presenter you have. Naturally, each presenter brings their own insight to the course, but you can be assured that the content is consistent across the board.

You’ll also achieve the same outcomes regardless of whether you enrol in our online or face-to-face course!

Rave Reviews for Creative Writing Stage 2

TRACEY JORDAN

"Pamela is amazing and such an inspiration. She is so obviously passionate and willing to share her successes and experiences with the class. I enjoyed workshopping our work with Pamela and other members of the class. I really benefited from the course and the feedback I received has given me the motivation and confidence to continue with my project. I look forward to soon commencing the Novel Writing Workshop."

GUSTAVO PANUCCI

"Most enjoyable about the course was having a presenter as educated and friendly as Pamela Freeman. Pamela was always happy to answer any questions and made the learning experience enjoyable. Different from Creative Writing Stage 1, Stage 2 challenged me more, making me put what I have learnt to the test and pushed me that extra little bit."

ANGHARAD DALTON

"I find Pamela Freeman a great inspiration and an excellent teacher. She has in depth knowledge of the industry and brings humour and personal experience effectively into each session. My workshop skills have improved and I feel that I have progressed to a stage where I am feeling more confident about the process of structuring a story."

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Next available course:

Creative Writing Stage 2 with Pamela Freeman Tuesday evening classes (once a week for five weeks) TIME: 6.30pm-8.30pm FEE: $395 (includes GST) COURSE STARTS: Tuesday 17 Jul 2012 Available

5-WEEK ONLINE COURSE: Creative Writing Stage 2 TIME: Whenever suits you FEE: $395 (includes GST) Find out more about the Creative Writing Stage 2 online course here. COURSE STARTS: Monday 04 Jun 2012 Available

NEXT AVAILABLE

Creative Writing Stage 2 with Pamela Freeman
Tuesday evening classes
(once a week for five weeks)
TIME: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
FEE: $395 (includes GST)

COURSE STARTS:

Tuesday 17 Jul 2012

Available

LOCATION

55 Lavender Street
Milsons Point NSW

Directions to the
Sydney Writers' Centre

NEXT AVAILABLE ONLINE COURSE:

Creative Writing Stage 2
TIME: Whenever suits you
FEE: $395 (includes GST)

COURSE STARTS:

Monday 04 Jun 2012

Available

ONLINE COURSE DEMO

RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT
CREATIVE WRITING STAGE 2

"The course took the process of writing to a deeper level. The presenter is a passionate word lover, which I found inspiring. I have learnt to survey my work more closely, and to think about the whole process from a deeper perspective."
- Sharna Bryant

"The presenter's breadth of experience and knowledge was invaluable."
- Tim Canham

"Excellent teacher and an incredible listener. Her ability to take in her students work, digest and deliver value in her feedback was outstanding. This has given me an empowered perspective from which to write but also from which to critique my own work."
- Tim Lassig

"Pamela Freeman is a fabulous teacher! She just has such a talent for it. It's rare that a good writer is also a good teacher. I am very inspired."
- Iona Krefel

"The presenter was excellent, very lively and helpful. She brought in a lot of personal experience, which was precisely what I'd hoped for."
- Annie Chiv

"Being taught by someone like Pamela who has had so much experience in the field of creative writing was very enlightening. The atmosphere was very relaxed and the course has really given me momentum with my writing by giving me the tools that I need to improve. It was informative, encouraging and inspiring."
- Caroline Betts