By Ofcourse
Online
Can be taken anytime
Professional Training Course
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English
Course Overview
Are you a seasoned traveller, with a tale or two to tell? If so, this course will help turn your scribblings into stories to be shared and enjoyed. This is course is for anyone with itchy feet an interest in travel writing, and who wants to publish their stories.
Whether you’re blogger, interested in making money from your adventure or still at the note-taking stage, this course will help you the next step of your journey.
Writer and humorist, Dave Fox will help you to find and refine your voice as a writer. You will also learn the differences between journaling and storytelling, how to structure your story, and write with flare.
Who should take this course
Anyone who wants to break into freelance travel writing Bloggers and Storytellers People with a sense of adventure, and interest in storytelling
Course content
Part 1 – Introduction And Getting Started
Welcome
How To Succeed On This Course
Travel Journaling Vs Writing For Publication
Section 1 Exercises: Speed Journaling And Story Hunting
Part 2 – How To Capture And Write The Most Scintillating Details
Finding The Stories Only You Can Write
Stories In Your Pocket
Supercharge Your Descriptions
Streamlining Your Stories
Section Two Exercises: Watching The Pros And A Rough Draft
Part 3 – Crafting The Story
Types Of Travel Tales
Beginnings: How To Write A Scintillating Lead
Middles: Keeping Your Readers Riveted
Endings: What’s Your Point?
Section Three Exercise: Write Or Rewrite
Part 4 – Your Cast Of Characters
Who’s Your Story?
Writing Dialogue
Storyfinding: How To Talk To Anyone
Section Four Exercise: Build Your Cast Of Characters And Introduce Us
Part 5 – Editing Your Stories
Cliches Busting: How To Write Truly Original Material
Tighten Up! – How To Make Your Tales Easy To Read
Section Five Exercise: Polish And Tighten
Part 6 – Travel Blogging
Starting A Travel Blog
How Will People Find Your Blog?
Section Six Exercise: Blog It
Part 7 – How To Make Money As A Freelance Travel Writer
Q&A: Travel Writing Realities
Selling Your Stories To Newspapers And Magazines
Travel Books And Anthologies
Section Seven Exercise: Polishing And Pitching Your Stories
Part 8 – Time To Go
Recapping Our Journey
How You Can Change The World As A Travel Writer
Onward
About Course Provider
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