Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing | Official Trailer | MasterClass |
Description: In her first-ever online class, the author of the Handmaid's Tale teaches you her approach to crafting vivid prose and hooking readers with her timeless approach to storytelling. Learn more about Margaret Atwood's MasterClass at https://www.masterclass.com/ma Margaret Atwood, arguably one of the world’s best fictional writers, is an award-winning and prolific author of more than fifty novels, books of poetry, and critical essays. Her 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, was adapted into the Emmy-winning TV series on Hulu, now in its second season, and was the best-selling book on Amazon in 2017. Atwood’s Booker Prize-nominated 1996 novel, Alias Grace, was also adapted to a TV series for Netflix. Her recent works include a book of short stories, Stone Mattress: Nine Tales; and the MaddAddam trilogy. Unrestricted by genre barriers, Atwood has explored nearly every form of writing – including comic books, with her 2016 superhero series Angel Catbird. In her MasterClass, Margaret Atwood will teach her process for writing speculative and historical fiction, and discuss novels based on dystopian societies. Students will learn techniques Atwood uses to keep readers engaged – how to developing compelling plots with complex structures, how to choose a narrative point of view, and how to create nuanced characters. The class will also give students a glimpse of Atwood’s research materials and the first handwritten draft of The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as the manuscript draft materials of Alias Grace. In this online writing class, you’ll learn about: • Crafting complex dystopias • Structure and narrative • Creating nuanced characters • Speculative fiction • Narrative point of view • Crafting dialogue • Prose style and texture More from MasterClass: • James Patterson Teaches Writing: https://www.masterclass.com/jp • Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing: https://www.masterclass.com/mg • Judy Blume Teaches Writing: https://www.masterclass.com/jbl About MasterClass: MasterClass makes it possible for anyone to learn from the best. Get inspired with classes from 75+ world-renowned instructors on cooking, photography, writing, performance, and much more. Watch video lessons anytime, anywhere on mobile, desktop, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #MargaretAtwood #writing 
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