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    Creative Writing Journey

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    Basic creative writing skills from idea to polished draft.

    22 content steps
    6 quizzes
    ~420 minutes
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    1

    Content Step 1

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    What makes a story compelling?
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    Content Step 2

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    The three-act structure and alternatives
    3

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    Character goals, motives, and backstory
    4

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    Protagonists, antagonists, and supporting casts
    5

    Quiz 5

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    Checkpoint Quiz
    6

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    Point of view and narrative distance
    7

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    Showing vs telling and sensory detail
    8

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    Dialogue that reveals character
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    Plot development, conflict, and stakes
    10

    Quiz 10

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    Checkpoint Quiz
    11

    Content Step 11

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    Subplots and weaving story threads
    12

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    Pacing scenes and chapters
    13

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    Setting and world-building essentials
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    Theme and meaning beneath the plot
    15

    Quiz 15

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    Checkpoint Quiz
    16

    Content Step 16

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    Voice and style: finding your sound
    17

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    Openings and hooks that draw readers in
    18

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    Middles that don’t sag: raising complications
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    Endings that satisfy and resonate
    20

    Quiz 20

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    Checkpoint Quiz
    21

    Content Step 21

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    Outlining methods (beat sheets, snowflake)
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    Revision passes and editing layers
    23

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    Working with feedback and critique
    24

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    Grammar and clarity without stiffness
    25

    Quiz 25

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    Checkpoint Quiz
    26

    Content Step 26

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    Building a writing habit and overcoming blocks
    27

    Content Step 27

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    Querying, publishing, and next steps
    28

    Quiz 28

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    Checkpoint Quiz

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