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Writing: Writing what you know

Do you want to improve your descriptive writing? This free Open Learn course will help you to develop your perception of the world about you and enable you to see the familiar things in everyday life in a new light. 

Cost: £0.00 Free for all users

1 sessions • Self paced course

Course type: self-paced

Level: Beginner

Host: Open Learn

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1. Writing: Writing what you know
"Self-paced"


Do you want to improve your descriptive writing?


This free course with Open Learn will help you to develop your perception of the world about you and enable you to see the familiar things in everyday life in a new light. You will also learn how authors use their own personal histories to form the basis of their work.


After studying this course, you should be able to:


  • articulate the notion of ‘write what you know’
  • write ‘blind’ descriptions of known objects and note new observations
  • have an enhanced ability to list sensory perceptions
  • write short texts about a personal memory of either a place or a character

  • Meet your host

    OpenLearn is The Open University’s free online learning platform, offering flexible courses designed to support both personal and professional development whilst building skills and knowledge at your own pace.

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