14 Episodes

  1. Start writing fiction

    Published: 7/7/2009

  2. Transcript -- Start writing fiction

    Published: 7/7/2009

  3. Starting the writing process

    Published: 7/7/2009

  4. Transcript -- Starting the writing process

    Published: 7/7/2009

  5. Researching and influencing your fiction

    Published: 7/7/2009

  6. Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction

    Published: 7/7/2009

  7. Characters and genre

    Published: 7/7/2009

  8. Transcript -- Characters and genre

    Published: 7/7/2009

  9. Narrative and structural techniques

    Published: 7/7/2009

  10. Transcript -- Narrative and structural techniques

    Published: 7/7/2009

  11. Redrafting and editing

    Published: 7/7/2009

  12. Transcript -- Redrafting and editing

    Published: 7/7/2009

  13. How to keep going

    Published: 7/7/2009

  14. Transcript -- How to keep going

    Published: 7/7/2009

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This album provides the budding author with everything they need to know about approaching the art of fiction writing. Each track contains discussions and interviews with best-selling novelists from a variety of backgrounds including Alex Garland, Louis de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book you’ve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174 Start writing fiction. (New and updated content added July 2009)