MasterClass - Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing

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MasterClass - Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing | 2.22 GB
The art of powerful storytelling
Called the Prophet of Dystopia, Margaret Atwood is one of the most influential literary voices of our generation.
In her first-ever online class, the author of The Handmaids Tale teaches how she crafts compelling stories-from historical to speculative fiction-that remain timeless and relevant. Explore Margarets creative process for developing ideas into novels with strong structures and nuanced characters.

LESSON PLAN
01 Introduction
Meet your new instructor: Man Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood. In your first lesson, Margaret shares her perspective on the art of writing and who ultimately gives your book its meaning.

02 Getting Started as a Writer
Margaret encourages you to find your own path, overcome obstacles like fear, and start writing by sharing her own writers story and creative process.

03 Story and Plot
Learn what makes a strong plot. Margaret advises you to study myths, fairy tales, and other historical works of literature so that you can use them as building blocks for your stories.

04 Structuring Your Novel: Layered Narratives and Other Variations
Margaret illustrates the myriad ways you can structure your story and create a multi-layered narrative, using the classic tales Little Red Riding Hood, Arabian Nights, and her own novel The Blind Assassin as examples.

05 Who Tells the Story: Narrative Point of View
Choosing the right point of view to tell your story from involves a lot of trial and error. Margaret explains the impact this decision has on your story, and offers an exercise to help you explore the effects of various points of view.

06 Point of View Case Studies
In this chapter, Margaret discusses her use of multiple points of view in Alias Grace, and why she wrote The Handmaids Tale from the first person point of view.

07 Bringing Characters to Life Through Detail
Actions and reactions reveal character, but so do details the writer thoughtfully weaves into the story. Margaret offers concrete tools to help you create nuanced, well-developed characters you know by heart.

08 Creating Compelling Characters
Margaret teaches why the most compelling characters are often not very likeable, and delves into how gender plays into our expectations about character.

09 Writing Through Roadblocks
Learn Margarets advice for overcoming challenges such as constant interruption, writers block, or a narrative problem you cant figure out how to solve.

10 Crafting Dialogue
Margaret teaches how to use dialogue to reveal character and story, and discusses the importance of making your dialogue authentic to the time and place in which your narrative transpires.

11 Revealing the World Through Sensory Imagery
The more specific your details, the more engaged your readers. Learn how Margaret uses The Handmaids Tale to illustrate her approach to imagery.

12 Prose Style and Texture
Learn the difference between style and descrion as Margaret illustrates two different prose style extremes-baroque and plainsong.

13 Working With Time in Fiction
Margaret explains the significance of time in fiction, and offers advice on keeping readers oriented without compromising your story structure.

14 The Door to Your Book: The Importance of the First Five Pages
From Melville to Dickens, Margaret shares some of her favorite opening lines and underscores the value of making your first five pages utterly compelling.

15 Writing the Middle and Ending
Margaret teaches her approach to keeping readers engaged through the middle of your book and discusses the merits of closed and open endings to your story.

16 Revision: Seeing Your Work Anew
For Margaret, revision is an opportunity to take a fresh look at your book and consider new possibilities. Learn the value of soliciting feedback from select readers, and the importance of a good line editor.

17 The Novel and the Shifting Sands of Genre
Margaret discusses the evolution of the novel and asserts that the writers objective should be to stay true to the foundational elements of storytelling, regardless of genre.

18 Speculative Fiction
Learn Margarets approach to writing speculative fiction and her advice on how to generate ideas and build your world in this genre.

19 Speculative Fiction Case Study: The Handmaids Tale
Margaret reveals the ideas and research that inspired The Handmaids Tale, offering a first-hand look at some of these materials.

20 Research and Historical Accuracy
Getting details right is critical in historical fiction and can lend believability to any story. Margaret emphasizes this point but also shows how to avoid letting research slow you down.

21 The Writers Path
Margaret reveals the one book she recommends to all writers, and shares inspirational stories from writers past and present to encourage you to persevere despite the obstacles you may confront.

22 The Business of Being a Writer
From finding an agent, to getting published, and dealing with negative reviews, Margaret offers her perspective on the business of being a writer.

23 Parting Words
Margaret bids her students farewell, sharing her desire to pass on her wisdom to the next generation of writers.

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MasterClass - Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing | 2.22 GB
The art of powerful storytelling
Called the Prophet of Dystopia, Margaret Atwood is one of the most influential literary voices of our generation.
In her first-ever online class, the author of The Handmaids Tale teaches how she crafts compelling stories-from historical to speculative fiction-that remain timeless and relevant. Explore Margarets creative process for developing ideas into novels with strong structures and nuanced characters.

LESSON PLAN
01 Introduction
Meet your new instructor: Man Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood. In your first lesson, Margaret shares her perspective on the art of writing and who ultimately gives your book its meaning.

02 Getting Started as a Writer
Margaret encourages you to find your own path, overcome obstacles like fear, and start writing by sharing her own writers story and creative process.

03 Story and Plot
Learn what makes a strong plot. Margaret advises you to study myths, fairy tales, and other historical works of literature so that you can use them as building blocks for your stories.

04 Structuring Your Novel: Layered Narratives and Other Variations
Margaret illustrates the myriad ways you can structure your story and create a multi-layered narrative, using the classic tales Little Red Riding Hood, Arabian Nights, and her own novel The Blind Assassin as examples.

05 Who Tells the Story: Narrative Point of View
Choosing the right point of view to tell your story from involves a lot of trial and error. Margaret explains the impact this decision has on your story, and offers an exercise to help you explore the effects of various points of view.

06 Point of View Case Studies
In this chapter, Margaret discusses her use of multiple points of view in Alias Grace, and why she wrote The Handmaids Tale from the first person point of view.

07 Bringing Characters to Life Through Detail
Actions and reactions reveal character, but so do details the writer thoughtfully weaves into the story. Margaret offers concrete tools to help you create nuanced, well-developed characters you know by heart.

08 Creating Compelling Characters
Margaret teaches why the most compelling characters are often not very likeable, and delves into how gender plays into our expectations about character.

09 Writing Through Roadblocks
Learn Margarets advice for overcoming challenges such as constant interruption, writers block, or a narrative problem you cant figure out how to solve.

10 Crafting Dialogue
Margaret teaches how to use dialogue to reveal character and story, and discusses the importance of making your dialogue authentic to the time and place in which your narrative transpires.

11 Revealing the World Through Sensory Imagery
The more specific your details, the more engaged your readers. Learn how Margaret uses The Handmaids Tale to illustrate her approach to imagery.

12 Prose Style and Texture
Learn the difference between style and descrion as Margaret illustrates two different prose style extremes-baroque and plainsong.

13 Working With Time in Fiction
Margaret explains the significance of time in fiction, and offers advice on keeping readers oriented without compromising your story structure.

14 The Door to Your Book: The Importance of the First Five Pages
From Melville to Dickens, Margaret shares some of her favorite opening lines and underscores the value of making your first five pages utterly compelling.

15 Writing the Middle and Ending
Margaret teaches her approach to keeping readers engaged through the middle of your book and discusses the merits of closed and open endings to your story.

16 Revision: Seeing Your Work Anew
For Margaret, revision is an opportunity to take a fresh look at your book and consider new possibilities. Learn the value of soliciting feedback from select readers, and the importance of a good line editor.

17 The Novel and the Shifting Sands of Genre
Margaret discusses the evolution of the novel and asserts that the writers objective should be to stay true to the foundational elements of storytelling, regardless of genre.

18 Speculative Fiction
Learn Margarets approach to writing speculative fiction and her advice on how to generate ideas and build your world in this genre.

19 Speculative Fiction Case Study: The Handmaids Tale
Margaret reveals the ideas and research that inspired The Handmaids Tale, offering a first-hand look at some of these materials.

20 Research and Historical Accuracy
Getting details right is critical in historical fiction and can lend believability to any story. Margaret emphasizes this point but also shows how to avoid letting research slow you down.

21 The Writers Path
Margaret reveals the one book she recommends to all writers, and shares inspirational stories from writers past and present to encourage you to persevere despite the obstacles you may confront.

22 The Business of Being a Writer
From finding an agent, to getting published, and dealing with negative reviews, Margaret offers her perspective on the business of being a writer.

23 Parting Words
Margaret bids her students farewell, sharing her desire to pass on her wisdom to the next generation of writers.

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