Turbo-charge your creative writing in just two weeks!
Take on a 14-day self-guided creative writing course packed with creative writing tips and fun writing exercises.
If you are struggling to get into a daily writing routine and want to give your creative writing a massive dollop of inspiration, we’ve come up with a 2 in 1 solution.
On our Creative Writing Intensive, you’ll write 14 pieces of creative writing in 14 days, and learn a vital writing lesson each day, delivered via email.
Hand in your completed assignments at the end to get your certificate of completion!
START AS SOON AS YOU COMPLETE REGISTRATION
This Course Gives You...
14 Exciting Daily Writing Challenges
We provide thought-provoking challenges that will push you to develop your craft and explore your own style of writing.
A Certificate of Completion
Get the Writers College seal of approval if you complete all 14 writing tasks within 14 days. Send in your completed tasks after Day 14 to qualify for a certificate.
50 Pages of Potent, Expert Content
Easy-to-digest course notes that capture a lifetime of writing experience, ready for you to apply to your own writing. The course presents topics covering creative writing basics.
Access to Short Stories Written by the Masters
Learn from the master storytellers. We encourage you to read up to 14 short stories during the challenge.
Reviews from Past Students
‘An excellent experience. I couldn't wait for the next day and enjoyed every moment of it.’ – Magdalena Low
‘The course material was fantastic – bite-sized chunks - wonderful additional reading. Very concise and informative. I learnt a lot.’ – Jane Weston
‘The course exceeded my expectations and provided the structure and motivation to keep writing. Fun, challenging, full of energy. Thank you for the journey.’ – Judy Port
Course outline
Over the 14 lessons and assignments, you will be working on these crucial elements of fiction writing:
Four Essential Tools for Creative Writers
- Tool 1: Our Source of Magic: Stories
- Tool 2: Words: The Building Blocks of Creativity
- Tool 3: Shifting Point of View
- Tool 4: Awakening Your Senses
Nine Writing Skills Every Creative Writer Must Develop
- Skill 1: Use Anglo-Saxon, not Latinate Words
- Skill 2: Show, Don’t Tell
- Skill 3: Use Active Voice
- Skill 4: Balancing Action, Description and Dialogue
- Skill 5: Cutting Unnecessary Action
- Skill 6: Make Descriptions Specific With Sensory Details
- Skill 7: Avoid Adverbs in Your Descriptions
- Skill 8: Writing Authentic Dialogue
- Skill 9: Pace Each Scene
Sign up for the self-guided
14-Day Creative Writing Intensive
NZ $ 69, ZAR R 695, £ 35
You can pay using a Credit Card or Debit Card or Paypal Balance.
You don’t need a Paypal account for this.
VERY IMPORTANT: After you have paid, you will be returned to our website. Please submit your name and email address so that we can capture your email address and start the first lesson.
NZ$ 69/ £ 35/ ZAR 695.00
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This course is for you, if you want to...
- cement in a daily writing practice
- explore your writing voice through fun but challenging writing tasks
- acquire new skills and creative writing knowledge
- Work at your own pace, in your own time
