How to wrtie a novel | Summer School

HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL

Dr Joanne Richards, writing trainer

Monday 26–Friday 30 January  10.00 am–12.00 pm  COURSE FEES R1 575; Staff and students R790

Maximum number of participants 20

This course will introduce participants to the fundamental principles of writing fiction, from conception to execution. It will allow them to discover the process of creative fiction and how it works best. It would suit would-be and novice writers as well as more experienced practitioners hoping to be reminded of the basics, or who need a prompt to creativity. Each session will be run as a workshop-lecture, with discussion, advice and time given for writing. Feedback will be given to as many as time permits – by the end of the course every person will have received feedback. The course will cover the elements of story and how to develop a compelling narrative and characters, immersing the reader in dramatic scenes, using point of view to create a strong voice for character, and detail to make the prose exceptional.

Lecture titles

The power of want: identify the hunger which underlies all stories
The forces of antagonism: build literary conflict to keep us reading
A cascade of story: create immersive and dramatic scenes
A voice to draw us in: use point of view to bring readers and characters together
All about the detail: add vivid detail to take your writing above the ordinary

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Jo-Anne Richards is an internationally published novelist with a PhD in Creative Writing from Wits University. Jo-Anne runs the creative writing training company, All About Writing, with Richard Beynon. She has published five novels, including The Innocence of Roast Chicken, originally published in the UK and recently rereleased as a Picador Africa Classic. When it first appeared, it topped the South African bestseller list in its first week and remained there for fifteen weeks. The Innocence of Roast Chicken was chosen as a Dillon’s Debut in London, and showcased as an “outstanding first novel”.