Overview

The Creative Writing - The Craft of Style course is offered by Coursera in partnership with Wesleyan University

Your style is as unique and distinctive as your face, your voice, except that you can choose it, you can can work on it, enhance it. In this course we will introduce aspiring writers to the art of putting pressure on written language.

We will study the use of metaphor and imagery, and demonstrate how clarity, grace, and inventiveness in word choice are imperative to a story’s success. Writers will emerge with the revision skills essential to all writers of good stories and good prose.

Build your subject-matter expertise

Learn new concepts from industry experts

Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool

Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects

Earn a shareable career certificate

Skills you'll gain

Creativity

Storytelling

Writing

Writing and Editing

Editing

Proofreading

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Meaning, Sense, and Clarity

Writing with Nouns and Verbs

Economy

"No Ideas But in Things"

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 7 days
- 10 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Mountain View, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing View 39 other Short Courses in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Out-of-State

Free
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

Free

Additional Details

This short course is included with Coursera Plus subscription

Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project

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