Masterclass – Neil Gaiman The Art of Storytelling

Award-Award-winning author Neil Gaiman More than a quarter of a million dollars of A century of creating vivid, captivating fiction. Now, the author of Stardust, Coraline and The Sandman’s online class teaches him how to create imaginative storytelling. Discover how to find your voice, create original ideas and bring life into your characters. Explore Neil’s philosophy on what drives a story—and open new windows to the stories inside you.

The class will cover the following topics

Each class has an in-Depth, downloadable workbook.
1. Introduction

Meet your new instructor Neil GaimanOne of The best storytellers of our time. His first lesson. Neil He explains why teaching is his passion and how he hopes to inspire you to tell stories that matter.
2. Fiction and truth

One of The central tools of Literature is using the “lie” of A made-Up story to tell a human truth Neil shows you how to make your story’s world—no matter how outlandish—feel real to readers.
3. Sources of Inspiration

Neil Believes that even the most familiar stories can be viewed from a new angle. Find out how to make your own “compost heap” of Inspiration and how to draw on your experiences to create your story.
4. Finding Your Voice

Your writer’s voice is what makes it possible for someone to pick up a page of Text it and you will be able to recognize that it was your own work. Find out how to improve your voice and overcome fear of making mistakes.
5. Develop the Story

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Every story starts with a big idea. Learn how to find a big idea that’s meaningful to you, as well as how to create conflict and compelling stakes for your characters.
6. Story Case Study The Book Graveyard

Neil Uses his fantasy novel for young adults, The The Graveyard book, which illustrates how character motivations serve to build the foundations of society of a compelling plot.
7. Short Fiction

The Short stories are a good format for managing risk-taking. Neil This course teaches you how focus your descriptions and scenes for maximum impact.
8. Short Fiction Case Study “March Tale”

Utilize “March Tale” As an example: Neil This course will show you how to create conflict for your protagonist in your story and how to make your story reach a satisfying conclusion.
9. Dialog and Character

Neil It teaches how to create realistic dialogue, listen to your characters and trust them, and helps readers remember your characters.
10. Study of Character: “October Tale”

Neil The technique is explained in detail here of You can bring out the best in a character by placing them in an unfamiliar setting that creates tension.
11. Worldbuilding

Learn Neil’s philosophy of Learn how to worldbuild, how to create compelling settings for your novels, and how you can avoid the common pitfalls inexperienced writers make.
12. Descriptions

Neil He shares his methods to spice up descriptive prose. These include cold openings, withholding information and finding emotional weight.
13. Humor

Neil He uses humor in his writing. To illustrate his personal techniques, he includes a close examination of his novel Anansi Boys. “sherbet lemons” “figgins.”
14. Genre

Readers’ expectations are intrinsically tied to genre. Neil This article explains the process of understanding of your story’s genre can help you provide delightful surprises to your audience.
15. Comics

Writers don’t need to shy away from comics just because they’re not illustrators. Neil His process is illustrated in this video of Writing a comic using an award-The winning issue of Sandman is an example.
16. Dealing With Writer’s Block

Every writer faces times when they’re stuck. Neil Discussions about some of The difficulties of The writing life and offers ideas on how to get there.
17. Editing

Neil gives advice about the editing process, including why it’s important to take time away from a project and to get feedback from a trusted reader.
18. Writing Rules

His rules for writers are here Neil Talks about finding the right balance between confidence and humility, and how to be organized and dedicated to your daily work.
19. The Writer’s Responsibilities

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Neil The discussion ends with a deep personal discussion of Art creators have responsibilities to their viewers and this is what it means for the human race as a whole.