Creative Writing with Margaret Atwood
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Learn how the author of The Handmaid’s Tale crafts vivid prose and hooks readers with her timeless approach to storytelling.
Margaret Atwood’s MasterClass on creative writing offers a comprehensive guide to crafting compelling stories and refining your writing craft.
Here’s what you’ll discover inside:
- Develop nuanced characters that captivate readers.
- Structure layered narratives with engaging plots.
- Master realistic and impactful dialogue.
- Explore the relationship between story and plot for deeper storytelling.
- Understand how narrative point of view shapes your story.
- Refine your prose style to enhance clarity and impact.
- Learn techniques for effectively working with time in fiction.
- Overcome writer’s block and foster productive writing habits.
- Polish your work through effective revision techniques.
- Gain insights into navigating the business side of writing and publishing.
- Dive into speculative fiction, including world-building and genre-specific storytelling.
This course provides essential tools and inspiration for writers at any stage of their journey.
Upon completing the course, you will be able to download an official diploma in the “certificates” section of your profile.
Currículum
- 1 Section
- 23 Lessons
- Duración
- CONTENTS23
- 1.1Introduction
- 1.2Getting Started as a Writer
- 1.3Story and Plot
- 1.4Structuring Your Novel: Layered Narratives and Other Variations
- 1.5Who Tells the Story: Narrative Point of View
- 1.6Point of View Case Studies
- 1.7Bringing characters to life through detail
- 1.8Creating Compelling Characters
- 1.9Writing Through Roadblocks
- 1.10Crafting Dialogue
- 1.11Revealing the world through sensory imagery
- 1.12Prose Style and Texture
- 1.13Working with Time in Fiction
- 1.14The Door to Your Book
- 1.15Writing the middle and ending
- 1.16Revision: Seeing your work anew
- 1.17The Novel and the shifting sands of genre
- 1.18Speculative fiction
- 1.19Speculative fiction – Case Study: The Handmaid’s Tale
- 1.20Research and historical accuracy
- 1.21The writer’s path
- 1.22The Business of Being a Writer
- 1.23Conclusion

Margaret Atwood
Renowned Canadian author, poet, and literary critic, celebrated for her groundbreaking works of fiction that explore themes of power, gender, identity, and dystopia. Best known for her novel The Handmaid's Tale, which has been adapted into an acclaimed television series, Atwood has received numerous awards, including the Booker Prize (twice, for The Blind Assassin and The Testaments). Her works often blend speculative fiction with social commentary, showcasing her distinctive voice and imaginative storytelling. With a career spanning decades, Atwood has cemented her legacy as one of the most influential literary figures of our time.

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