Tutorial 1. Creative Writing for Pleasure and Profit
Topic 1: Introduction to Creative Writing
Topic 2: Your writing menu
Topic 3: The writer's toolbox
Topic 4: Getting started
Topic 5: Basic grammar points

Tutorial 2. Structure in Your Writing
Topic 1: Your writing direction
Topic 2: Drawing on your experiences
Topic 3: Text structure
Topic 4: Words of wisdom

Tutorial 3. Finding Your Point of View
Topic 1: Introducing point of view
Topic 2: First person point of view
Topic 3: Second person point of view
Topic 4: Third person point of view
Topic 5: The various uses of tense

Tutorial 4. Character, Plot and Dialogue
Topic 1: Being character driven
Topic 2: Where do characters come from?
Topic 3: Major and minor characters
Topic 4: Reasons for using dialogue
Topic 5: Features of dialogue
Topic 6: Dialects and unusual speech patterns
Topic 7: Setting out dialogue

Tutorial 5. Plotting a Novel
Topic 1: Developing the plot
Topic 2: The power of conflict
Topic 3: Drawing up a plan
Topic 4: The blueprint: basic structures
Topic 5: Arranging the story

Tutorial 6. Atmosphere, Mood and Style
Topic 1: Creating a sense of place
Topic 2: Authentic descriptions
Topic 3: Symbolic meaning in description
Topic 4: Voice is different from voices
Topic 5: Making your work original and your words sing
Topic 6: Imagery, metaphors and similes
Topic 7: Pacing yourself

Tutorial 7. Writing Life Stories
Topic 1: Autobiography and memoir
Topic 2: Writing your family history
Topic 3: Writing a biography
Topic 4: Recommended reading

Tutorial 8. Writing Poetry
Topic 1: Poetry today
Topic 2: Finding inspiration
Topic 3: Learning the craft
Topic 4: Different types of poems

Tutorial 9. Popular Genres
Topic 1: Bestselling books
Topic 2: Writing romance fiction
Topic 3: Writing historical fiction
Topic 4: Making crime pay-from writing not murder
Topic 5: Fantasy and science fiction
Topic 6: Horror stories
Topic 7: More tips for genre writing

Tutorial 10. Screenplays, Stage Plays, Television
Topic 1: Stage plays
Topic 2: Screenplays for film and television
Topic 3: Film-making your mark on the big screen

Tutorial 11. Writing and Editing Techniques
Topic 1: Fellowships and prizes
Topic 2: Writing non-fiction
Topic 3: Ghost writing
Topic 4: Finding your way around the Internet
Topic 5: Starting with the first draft
Topic 6: Improving your draft
Topic 7: Evaluating your writing style
Topic 8: Copyediting
Topic 9: Professional editors and assessors

Tutorial 12. The Business of Getting Published
Topic 1: Writing a book proposal
Topic 2: Tracking your work
Topic 3: Do you need an agent?
Topic 4: Choosing the right publisher
Topic 5: The role of the manuscript reader
Topic 6: Self-publishing
Topic 7: Final words