Literature & Writing
If you’ve ever dreamed about picking up a pen and reaming of a great novel or composing some poetic verse, or jotting down the story of your life, or creating..
https://greysnet.com/2020/04/take-our-greysnet-creative-writing-course/
Greysnet
Creative Writing Course: Chapter 2
Here it is, just what all you budding Byrons and Brontes have been waiting for, it’s Chapter Two of our epic Greysnet Creative Writing Course. https://greysnet.com/2020/05/greysnet-creative-writing-course-chapter-2/
Greysnet
Creative Writing Course: Chapter 3…The Plot Thickens
Derick had been sitting at his desk happily scribbling in his notebook for several hours when his thoughts were suddenly wrenched back to reality by the sound of his phone...
https://greysnet.com/2020/05/greysnet-creative-writing-course-chapter-3/
Greysnet
Creative Writing Course: Chapter 4
Here it is, the next instalment in our hugely popular Creative Writing series, brought to you as always by the brilliant Karen Quinn.
https://greysnet.com/2020/05/greysnet-creative-writing-course-chapter-4/
Here it is the “pen-ultimate” (pun very much intended) instalment of our fantastic creative writing course. In this edition our guide and teacher, Karen Quinn, begins to draw together the various strands of everything we have learned thus far.
https://greysnet.com/2020/05/greysnet-creative-writing-course-chapter-5/
Well, here it is. The final chapter in our hugely popular Creative Writing Course. Endings are always difficult and parting is such sweet sorrow.
https://greysnet.com/2020/09/greysnet-creative-writing-course-chapter-6/
Open University
What Is Poetry ?
Introductory Course
- 12 hours study
This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of poetry and free verse. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/literature/what-poetry/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Open University
Writing What You Know
Introductory Course
- 8 hours study
Writing what you know, will help you to develop your perception of the world about you and enable you to see the familiar things in everyday life in a new light. You will also learn how authors use their own personal histories to form the basis of their work. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/creative-writing/writing-what-you-know/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Free audiobooks
Good news for those stuck at home in isolation: Audible is making hundreds of titles available for free during the coronavirus pandemic.
The audiobook platform has said that, for as long as schools are closed, anyone can listen to a vast selection of its titles. This means books read by Westworld’s Thandie Newton and Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens are available to stream at no cost at all.
Simply visit stories.audible.com from any web browser to get started. No log-ins, credit card or passwords needed.
Start Writing Fiction
This is a free course from the Open University, which lasts for 8 weeks with 3 hours of study per week. To find out more go to https://links.futurelearn.com/u/click?_t=5d0f654c48b44391b60384eab004f9d8&_m=8ae14d6ea6b646d4a00d417345987490&_e=5XlLP3wuilUYhMZr7I-uJPk74pmlbsPNSQN1CdgcMDyMy1Y8Fn4c1ZPMfGC7_F4SCOcBTwctT1aav3RfTGNZOgF9qS6WsufnN_5uNBVCCARm6m9QxjpUnRQI1txWNhRi8WIV-LOD2FBTPgv0LY4_svP97neBhXpLpkt6xADGhToQh2ALu677nLQ39I3dNYcueB-T1vx1IZcnUnXTDX5VtEfCnlc3lxHMt99TOsiP3uVk4y0ny6R2Ua75I3YSLG_b-hrwOgPgJjo4SrkCXrxYnksKjBa9I3ScBd_v6_JCNysAMJHTgvGH0t-43IiiqOyhSB7gdViMB3u2dLm-0Dw16Y_jCdOWu5NuDNVPNl4V6QUkQOej_DMWKEu0rJEnh8FrMMoBeYnMYVTM0xWuU4sp9GsINtaMSDEBl_p3UfDsHfM%3D
Dig deeper into the life and works of Robert Burns, with this free 3 week University of Glasgow course. 4 hours study per week.
A free 6 week course exploring the humane realism of Samuel Johnson in a deep dive into his only novel with Theodore Dalrymple as your guide.
Go to https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/introduction-to-samuel-johnsons-rasselas