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How to Write a Novel

Take your novel from concept to completion with this six week series of non-credit online courses created by professors from UBC’s world-renowned MFA program.

Designed by UBC Creative Writing professors and hosted on Harvard and MIT’s innovative edX learning platform, these non-credit courses are open to anyone and run several times per year.

Structure & Outline
Learn the fundamentals of story structure from our MFA program faculty and complete a detailed, scene-by-scene outline of your novel idea.
Writing the Draft
Move from outline to draft writing with crucial craft lessons from MFA faculty on scene design, dialogue, character development and plot.
Edit & Revise
Discover story analysis strategies and rewriting tools, develop a concrete plan for creating a more accomplished draft and explore what it takes to attract agents, editor