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Creative Writing in English
- To enhance understanding and skills of the art of creative writing and provide professional knowledge in order to develop the creative ability of those interested in short-story writing and/or to take up a professional career as a freelance writer. This programme also includes training in the form of a workshop on writing poetry and short story-writing and scripting for TV/Radio.
General Principles of Writing
Formulating ideas
The Role of Imagination
Lucidity and Directness
Grammar and Punctuation
Proofreading and Editing
Unit II : Writing a Short Story
Choosing a Theme
Choosing the Plot, Character and Setting
Narration, Perspective and Point of View
Selection of Voice, Language and Style
Drafting, Revising and Editing
Writing Poetry
Function and Role of Poetry
Main Forms of poetry
Poetic Devices : Imagery, Persona, Personification, Metaphor, etc.
Stanza forms, Rhythm and Rhyme, Diction, Blank Verse/Free Verse
Drafting, Revising and Editing
Writing for Radio/TV
Adapting for Audio-visual Media
Choosing a Theme
Development of Thought
Scriptwriting
Dialogue-writing (to be aired or telecast)
Drafting, revising and editing
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- Alexander, L.G. Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students. London: Orient Longman, 1975. Print.
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- Chawdhary, Nirmal Kumar .How to Write Film Screenplays.New Delhi:OUP.1995. Print.
- Gardener, John. The Art of Fiction : Note on Craft For Young Writers. New York:Vintage, 1991. Print.
- Stone, Wilfred and et.al. The Short Story : An Introduction .New York: Mcgraw Hill.1976. Print
- Wysocki, Anne and Frances .,et al.Writing New Media: Theory and Applications For Expanding the Teachings of Composition. Utah State:Logan,2004.Print.