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Let's write short horror story with character profiles!
Let's right a short horror story together! With tasks ranging from character building to world establishment, this class will teach you the step-by-step to creating a brilliant prose fiction piece. We will begin the class with protagonist profiles, creating believable characters, before moving onto the world-building aspect of the fiction piece. At the end of the class, we will create a short piece of horror fiction you can be proud of.
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Any word app is ideal (google docs, Microsoft word etc) but notebooks are fine too!Location
At teacher's location: Pakenham Road, Birmingham B15 2NE, UK
At student's location: Around Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Age: | Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English |
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