Your style is as unique and distinctive as your face, your voice, except that you can choose it, you can can work on it, enhance it. In this course we will introduce aspiring writers to the art of putting pressure on written language. We will study the use of metaphor and imagery, and demonstrate how clarity, grace, and inventiveness in word choice are imperative to a story’s success. Writers will emerge with the revision skills essential to all writers of good stories and good prose.
Creative Writing: The Craft of Style
Creative Writing: The Craft of Style
This course is part of Creative Writing Specialization
Instructor: Salvatore Scibona
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Reviewed on Dec 17, 2018
Lessons were well done, good mix of teaching and illuminating discussion between accomplished writers. Exercises are creative and well thought out. Feedback from classmates is generally helpful.
SS
Reviewed on Oct 18, 2020
Some of the assignments were more challenging for me than those in the other three courses, but this wasn’t a bad thing. I felt more stretched and that was what I needed. Thank you!
ME
Reviewed on Jun 29, 2025
The creative writing program has opened my eyes to a promising new endeavor. I sincerely enjoyed the content as well as the instructors. You can tell they love what they do.
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