Creative Writing: Defamiliarization & NLP

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

Presenting an unfamiliar perspective can be a very powerful tool to engage your reader. This workshop looks at defamiliarization & NLP.

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.

DefamiliarizationNeural Linguistic Programming Defamiliarization - the art of making the stone more stony. Defamiliarization is the technique of making the commonplace remarkable through the filter of an unexpected perspective. It forces the reader to engage their own preconceptions, increase deeper emotional contact and is a power tool in any writers arsenal.Neuro-linguistic programming is the idea that our brains have an operating system driven by language. As a writer by selecting how you deploy language you can subtly manipulate the reader's perspective, emotions and even memory.Join Iain McKinnon for an introduction on how to improve your prose by intruding on your reader's mind. 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 GuideModule 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPTModule 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide http://www.iain-mckinnon.co.uk/creative-writing-course.html Secure your spot today and let's embark on this transformative writing course together!

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