Fiction Writing and Self-Publishing

Fiction Writing Level 3
Unit 1: Getting Started

• Compose a short piece of autobiographical writing
• Explain why, where and how you like to write, and describe your writing voice
• Develop a character using some of your own characteristics
• Develop a piece of fiction using your character

Unit 2: Creation of character and setting

• Create a character sketch
• Create a description of setting from memory demonstrating use of the five senses
• Demonstrate original fiction writing that presents character and setting
• Produce a 200 word plan of a larger piece of work developing your character and/or setting

Unit 3: Dialogue and Monologue

• Critically evaluate the techniques used in monologue and dialogue through analysis of examples
• Produce a critical evaluation of a monologue
• Demonstrate the use of dialogue
• Demonstrate the use of monologue form

Unit 4: Showing, not telling, and creation of character emotions

• Recognise and demonstrate the use of figurative language
• Demonstrate skills of showing, not telling, in writing
• Demonstrate an ability to show character emotion
• Produce an original example of fiction demonstrating the use of ‘showing not telling’ skills, character emotion and figurative language

Unit 5: Genre writing and devising a plot

• Identify your favourite genre and outline the features present
• Make a plan that incorporates development of plot
• Produce an original piece of writing in a chosen genre
• Produce a commentary on the genre specific feature of your writing

Unit 6: Piecing it all together – synoptic project

• Produce an extended piece of original fiction
• Write a synopsis of your idea and how the work will develop
• Write a review of your own writing
• Produce a development plan detailing the next steps in your writing

Self-Publishing – Short course

• Why self-publish?
• Getting your book ready
• Production
• Distribution
• Marketing and sales
• Resources