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This module aims to guide students through the stages of the creative process and how to apply this to their own writing.  Students will learn about gathering ideas, plotting, drafting, rewriting and revision – as well as feedback and ideal readers.  This is an interdisciplinary course, and a wide range of writing modes will be covered in lectures, including prose, poetry, and dramatic writing.  By reading various well-known authors, and studying their approach to the craft, students will learn how to best tap their own creative potential.  They will also partake in workshops in which they present their work and analyze the work of their peers, in light of the topics and themes covered in lectures.

This module will run as a weekly one-hour seminar, and an accompanying weekly two-hour workshop.  Seminars will focus on subject-related readings and discussions.  Topics and themes will include: plotting, drafting, ‘macro’ editing and rewriting, ‘micro’ editing and revision, and seeking feedback, among others.  In-class exercises and take-home triggers will help the students apply these learning materials to their own writing for the workshops.

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. demonstrate a broad and in-depth understanding of the creative process;

2. show they know the various stages of composition, including gathering ideas, plotting, drafting, rewriting and revision;

3. discuss various tools and techniques that can be used to explore the creative process, and stages of composition;

4. understand how various well-known authors have applied these techniques in the development of their work, including those texts covered in seminars;

5. prove that they can also apply these techniques to the development of their own work;

6. articulate how their study of the creative process has impacted on and enhanced the development of their writing.

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.