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Course 08 · Writing
Creative writing
From a blank page to a finished short story in six weeks.
- All levels
- 12 lessons
- 6h 05m
- ★ 4.9
- 3,560 students
with Clara Moss, Novelist
What you'll make
A finished 3,000-word short story.
Who it's for
Anyone who has started a story and never finished one.
How it works
Short lessons you can do on the train and Clara's notes on your pages every two weeks.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 12 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01Finding the story you want to tell9:40Free
- 02A character who wants something11:25
- 03Scenes, not summaries12:10
- 04Dialogue that sounds like people10:30
- 05The middle that holds11:45
- 06Rewriting to the end13:20
What you'll need
3 things · most are already at home
- A notebook you like
- Twenty minutes, four days a week
- A reader you trust
Your teacher
Clara Moss · Novelist“Finish it badly. Then make it good.
Three novels, one prize and a weekly writing group she has run for ten years.
10 years of practice · 3,560 students
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Browse all coursesCourse 08 · Writing
Creative writing
From a blank page to a finished short story in six weeks.
- All levels
- 12 lessons
- 6h 05m
- ★ 4.9
- 3,560 students
with Clara Moss, NovelistOne course · lifetime access
$59
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.9 · 3,560 students
What you'll make
A finished 3,000-word short story.
Who it's for
Anyone who has started a story and never finished one.
How it works
Short lessons you can do on the train and Clara's notes on your pages every two weeks.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 12 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01Finding the story you want to tell9:40Free
- 02A character who wants something11:25
- 03Scenes, not summaries12:10
- 04Dialogue that sounds like people10:30
- 05The middle that holds11:45
- 06Rewriting to the end13:20
What you'll need
3 things · most are already at home
- A notebook you like
- Twenty minutes, four days a week
- A reader you trust
Your teacher
Clara Moss · Novelist“Finish it badly. Then make it good.
Three novels, one prize and a weekly writing group she has run for ten years.
10 years of practice · 3,560 students
Meet ClaraYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesCourse 08 · Writing
Creative writing
From a blank page to a finished short story in six weeks.
- All levels
- 12 lessons
- 6h 05m
- ★ 4.9
- 3,560 students
with Clara Moss, NovelistOne course · lifetime access
$59
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.9 · 3,560 students
What you'll make
A finished 3,000-word short story.
Who it's for
Anyone who has started a story and never finished one.
How it works
Short lessons you can do on the train and Clara's notes on your pages every two weeks.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 12 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01Finding the story you want to tell9:40Free
- 02A character who wants something11:25
- 03Scenes, not summaries12:10
- 04Dialogue that sounds like people10:30
- 05The middle that holds11:45
- 06Rewriting to the end13:20
What you'll need
3 things · most are already at home
- A notebook you like
- Twenty minutes, four days a week
- A reader you trust
Your teacher
Clara Moss · Novelist“Finish it badly. Then make it good.
Three novels, one prize and a weekly writing group she has run for ten years.
10 years of practice · 3,560 students
Meet ClaraYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesLesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by TomI built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by SofiaThe feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
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Final lesson · Start today
Your first lessonis free.
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