Creative Writing:  Constraint and Creativity

Iain McKinnon is a graduate of the Edinburgh Napier Creative Writing Masters Degree. He currently has 5 novels in print with American publisher Permuted Press. Iain runs a number of workshops most notably a creative writers program in association with Dyslexia Scotland.

Iain McKinnon

Can you improve the quality of your creative process? The answer is yes with a few simple approaches and the help of Oulipo SCAMPER & 5P's.

Creative Writing

Iain McKinnon's modular creative writing course offers 18 focused modules, from character development to world building. Flexible for selective or full participation, it's ideal for enhancing writing skills at any level.

Module 13: Constraint and Creativity OulipoSCAMPER5 P’s of CreativityIn this workshop we'll look at the Oulipo movement and what it's constraints can teach us.We will also look at the SCAMPER technique for generating and amalgamating ideas.Can creativity be harnessed? We look at the fundamentals of the creative process. Module 1: Introduction to Creative Writing, Rules &amp; PURPOSEModule 2: Metrics, Motivation &amp; ProductivityModule 3: What is a Novel &amp; GenreModule 4: PlotModule 5: CharacterModule 6: ThemeModule 7: Word ChoiceModule 8: DialogueModule 9: World BuildingModule 10: Language BuildingModule 11: Narrative Positioning &amp; Description over ExpositionModule 12: Concept MappingModule 13: Constraint and CreativityModule 14: Defamiliarization &amp; NLPModule 15: Suspense, Tension, Hooks &amp; Cliffhangers &amp; LOCKModule 16: EditingModule 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPTModule 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide http://www.iain-mckinnon.co.uk/creative-writing-course.htmlSecure your spot today and let's embark on this transformative writing course together!

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