Creative Writing Tips to Hook Readers
A 10-part course with T. P. Jagger
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T. P. Jagger is an author, editor, and teacher. He has over 25 years of teaching experience, doing everything from teaching elementary students how to write to teaching teachers how to teach writing. And through it all, he’s continually studied the... View ProfileDetails
- Total Time 2 hr, 6 min
- Lessons 10
- Attachments 23
- Exercises 34
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68 CQ
10 Lessons in This Course
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11 minFREEStorytelling lesson 1Free6 CQ
This lesson goes beyond the idea that a story merely consists of a beginning, middle, and an end, looking at the five basic elements of the narrative arc.
with T. P. JaggerThis lesson goes beyond the idea that a story merely consists of a beginning, middle, and an end, looking at the five basic elements of the narrative arc.
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16 minStorytelling lesson 29 CQ
This lesson looks at ways you can hook your readers with your story's opening lines and explores the advantages and disadvantages of different points of view.
with T. P. JaggerThis lesson looks at ways you can hook your readers with your story's opening lines and explores the advantages and disadvantages of different points of view.
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10 minStorytelling lesson 36 CQ
This writing lesson explores the advantages and disadvantages of past tense and present tense, helping determine which tense may work best for your story.
with T. P. JaggerThis writing lesson explores the advantages and disadvantages of past tense and present tense, helping determine which tense may work best for your story.
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11 minStorytelling lesson 46 CQ
This creative writing lesson provides tips for using conflict and suspense to inject tension into your story, powering the plot from beginning to end.
with T. P. JaggerThis creative writing lesson provides tips for using conflict and suspense to inject tension into your story, powering the plot from beginning to end.
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12 minStorytelling lesson 57 CQ
This lesson explores different types of story endings, providing tips for writing effective endings that both satisfy and surprise your readers.
with T. P. JaggerThis lesson explores different types of story endings, providing tips for writing effective endings that both satisfy and surprise your readers.
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10 minStorytelling lesson 66 CQ
This lesson gives writing tips on how to “show, don’t tell” a story, exploring how to reveal a character’s emotions, and how to use powerful verbs and similes.
with T. P. JaggerThis lesson gives writing tips on how to “show, don’t tell” a story, exploring how to reveal a character’s emotions, and how to use powerful verbs and similes.
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12 minStorytelling lesson 77 CQ
This lesson provides writing tips for creating a scene’s setting, exploring how sensory and specific details can help create a vibrant world for your story.
with T. P. JaggerThis lesson provides writing tips for creating a scene’s setting, exploring how sensory and specific details can help create a vibrant world for your story.
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13 minStorytelling lesson 87 CQ
This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for creating memorable, multi-dimensional, complex characters who will engage readers.
with T. P. JaggerThis creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for creating memorable, multi-dimensional, complex characters who will engage readers.
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12 minStorytelling lesson 97 CQ
This creative writing lesson presents how-to tips for writing effective dialogue, including a writing exercise to help polish your dialogue-writing skills.
with T. P. JaggerThis creative writing lesson presents how-to tips for writing effective dialogue, including a writing exercise to help polish your dialogue-writing skills.
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13 minStorytelling lesson 107 CQ
This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for revising a story using the four T’s of revision: Time, Tongues, Technology, and Twos.
with T. P. JaggerThis creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for revising a story using the four T’s of revision: Time, Tongues, Technology, and Twos.
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10126 min10-part Storytelling course68 CQ
This course provides tips for every step of the creative writing process to hook readers with strong opening lines, keep them reading with a powerful plot, and satisfy them with an effective ending.
with T. P. JaggerThis course provides tips for every step of the creative writing process to hook readers with strong opening lines, keep them reading with a powerful plot, and satisfy them with an effective ending.
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22 minFREEStorytelling courseFree12 CQ
In this conversation, Jeff Hobbs, author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace," shares the process of writing the nonfiction book about his friend.
with Jeff HobbsIn this conversation, Jeff Hobbs, author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace," shares the process of writing the nonfiction book about his friend.
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64 minFREEStorytelling courseFree20 CQ
From coming up with an idea to character development to publishing, discover what it takes to tell a powerful story with best-selling author Barry Eisler.
with Barry EislerFrom coming up with an idea to character development to publishing, discover what it takes to tell a powerful story with best-selling author Barry Eisler.
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311 min3-part Storytelling course7 CQ
Regardless of your own literary tastes, understanding the fundamental elements of a story can help you critically analyze what you are reading. In this course, learn to read with an eye for detail!
with Ben DavisRegardless of your own literary tastes, understanding the fundamental elements of a story can help you critically analyze what you are reading. In this course, learn to read with an eye for detail!
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826 min8-part Storytelling course19 CQ
The biggest difference between mediocre public speakers and great communicators is the ability to tell stories. Learn how to share interesting, understandable, and memorable stories in this course.
with TJ WalkerThe biggest difference between mediocre public speakers and great communicators is the ability to tell stories. Learn how to share interesting, understandable, and memorable stories in this course.
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10126 min10-part Storytelling course68 CQ
This course provides tips for every step of the creative writing process to hook readers with strong opening lines, keep them reading with a powerful plot, and satisfy them with an effective ending.
with T. P. JaggerThis course provides tips for every step of the creative writing process to hook readers with strong opening lines, keep them reading with a powerful plot, and satisfy them with an effective ending.
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12132 min12-part Grammar course73 CQ
Clear writing matters because ideas matter! In this comprehensive writing course, learn about brevity, style, grammar, tone, and structure, and use a rubric to evaluate your own writing.
with Stuart Mill EnglishClear writing matters because ideas matter! In this comprehensive writing course, learn about brevity, style, grammar, tone, and structure, and use a rubric to evaluate your own writing.
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22 minFREEStorytelling courseFree12 CQ
In this conversation, Jeff Hobbs, author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace," shares the process of writing the nonfiction book about his friend.
with Jeff HobbsIn this conversation, Jeff Hobbs, author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace," shares the process of writing the nonfiction book about his friend.
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414 min4-part Grammar course9 CQ
Understand the sentence-level grammar we use to write and speak every day, focusing on punctuation, sentence structure, and parts of speech. These concepts will build your skill as a writer or editor!
with Ben DavisUnderstand the sentence-level grammar we use to write and speak every day, focusing on punctuation, sentence structure, and parts of speech. These concepts will build your skill as a writer or editor!
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10118 min10-part ESL course61 CQ
Punctuation adds clarity, complexity, and rhythm to writing. We also depend on it to create meaning, and to make writing easier to read. In this course from How to Spell, make punctuation your friend!
with How to SpellPunctuation adds clarity, complexity, and rhythm to writing. We also depend on it to create meaning, and to make writing easier to read. In this course from How to Spell, make punctuation your friend!