14 épisodes

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)

Start writing fiction - Audio The Open University

- Éducation
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- 7 JUIL. 2009
Start writing fiction

Start writing fiction

An introduction to this album.
- 54 s
- 7 JUIL. 2009
Transcript -- Start writing fiction

Transcript -- Start writing fiction

An introduction to this album.
- 7 JUIL. 2009
Starting the writing process

Starting the writing process

Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.
- 10 min
- 7 JUIL. 2009
Transcript -- Starting the writing process

Transcript -- Starting the writing process

Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.
- 7 JUIL. 2009
Researching and influencing your fiction

Researching and influencing your fiction

In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.
- 7 min
- 7 JUIL. 2009
Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction

Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction

In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.