Crafting Point of View
with Jane Messer
Bring the Varuna magic to you with this online, self-paced course
Jane Messer first connected with Varuna in 1990, when she wrote part of her first novel Night by Night during a residency. Jane has returned many times over the decades since, and in this online, self-paced course, Jane brings the Varuna magic to you as we explore Crafting Point of View.
Jane has been teaching creative writing for more than three decades. In this course, she focuses on one particular aspect of writing craft: point of view and focalisation. You’ll work with Jane as she discusses this important element of writing craft, analysing sample readings from well-known authors.
The course is delivered through ten videos and an accompanying written resource to guide you through the readings and associated tasks.
Course topics include:
First-person point of view, and understanding interior and exterior focus
Using first-person point of view to deliver the effect of third person
Exploring third-person omniscient
Exploring third-person limited
Second-person point of view
Introducing focalisation
Developing focalisation: shifting between the perceptual and the conceptual
Shifting focalisation
This course also offers an opportunity to receive feedback from Jane on your writing work for an additional fee.
Cost:
This online course is yours to own and explore at your own pace for a one-off fee. There are three price point options, allowing you to support fellow writers to access this course, pay the standard fee, or receive a discount:
OPTION ONE: $155 the default course fee is a 'pay it forward' option, purchasing the course for yourself and contributing towards providing writers in need access to this course.
OPTION TWO: $125 To remove the 'pay it forward' contribution, and pay the standard fee of $125, please use the discount code STANDARD
OPTION THREE: $95 If you are experiencing financial hardship, you can access this course for a reduced fee of $95 - subsidised by the generosity of your fellow writers. For access please use the code DISCOUNT
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Meet the presenter:
About Jane Messer
I have mentored many writers and student writers over the past thirty years in my work as a creative writing teacher, mentor and editor. I’ve published novels, anthologies of world literature and new Australian writing; written and produced two radio dramas; and published experimental and realist short stories. As well as being passionate about my own writing, I love working with writers to help them hone their craft, explore new techniques, become confident about process, and to write the best possible work.