{"id":13,"date":"2020-10-28T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/?post_type=lp_course&#038;p=1879"},"modified":"2024-12-03T17:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T17:26:11","slug":"shaping-and-editing-your-freewriting","status":"publish","type":"lp_course","link":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/courses\/shaping-and-editing-your-freewriting\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping and Editing Your Freewriting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av-efnlp3-1e60f8cb8cabc33fcc178c9ec3c9f73e av_one_full first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \">\n<div class=\"av-special-heading av-kh22l29s-8df7737e147f352bcdd925eb86033aac av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered av-inherit-size\">\n<h1 class=\"av-special-heading-tag\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Shaping and Editing Your Freewriting<\/h1>\n<div class=\"av-subheading av-subheading_below\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>How to use freewriting to create poetry, fiction and memoir<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/474728561?h=dab03f9a2e\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-20f77b-d54a28a22f7cbaaf7258d689cc225296 av_one_half first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"avia-messagebox-\" class=\"avia_message_box av_notification av-kgxmfy54-0b59306d757ce5457aec66c853011b15 avia-color-blue avia-size-normal avia-icon_select-no avia-border-\">\n<div class=\"avia_message_box_content\">\n<h4>This course is designed to follow on from my previous course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/courses\/introduction-to-freewriting\/\"><em>An Introduction to Freewriting<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Please complete that course before taking this one.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-6wj0iv-476d404ba855ac609f85d21bac9a7940 av_one_half flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-691gpj-20c36b306707d99560e4c5065485ca5c \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4>This seven-part course builds on <em>An Introduction to Freewriting<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<h4>In a series of short videos, I guide you through a range of different ways to use freewriting as the basis of edited, finished work including poetry, fiction, screenplay and memoir.The same playful approach to writing as in the introductory course continues here with games, writealongs and interactive exercises to ensure that you do plenty of writing during the lessons.<\/h4>\n<h4>At the same time, there is lots of clear advice on on how to edit freewriting for a reader.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-v7xpuf-803d6fd647c279ae5b6c710a0696e834 av_one_third first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-kguo4o63-f075523227cf1e9959c44ec37f919b6e av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1917 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1917 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"peacock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/peacock-705x529.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguo731q-217ade278d9033c8b82449c49c51c958 \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lesson 1 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Seeing, Naming and Cutting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first lesson invites you to develop close observational skills and to experiment with extracting very short poems from expansive pieces of freewriting.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-kguoapad-a08a45ec0f9e6843072441d6c3c3bda2 av-styling- avia-align-center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1978 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1978 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"cropped and image resized Bedroom van goch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-300x223.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-1030x765.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-80x59.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-1536x1141.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-2048x1522.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-1500x1115.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-and-image-resized-Bedroom-van-goch-1-705x524.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"flex_column av-2hnx6f-94182c9c70db11b227b5c05eb9427a49 av_one_third flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lesson 2 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Describing and Selecting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguo731q-217ade278d9033c8b82449c49c51c958 \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This lesson combines exercises in ekphrasis (which is writing from visual images) with using different points of view.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-swze4n-678e8e3f3be52c72bcf56448e3fe3be7 av_one_third flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-m33daf-d94b8371503543323a71da0d495795d7 av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1933 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1933 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"pier cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-cake-705x529.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguolteh-d91041a81e766f1e90898e33211e2e2b \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h2><strong>Lesson 3 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Reincorporating<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">In this lesson we play a game called Word Strings. It\u2019s a random method of creating very short narratives that have a built-in plot structure.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-iwbfaf-251dbb932fbc09603706c3d6d296966c av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1922 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1922 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"pier scaffolding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pier-scaffolding-705x529.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"flex_column av-rigz5z-ed3000a8527c9380cb81c91fcd8838c8 av_one_third first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \"><strong>Lesson 4 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Finding the Beginning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguoov5j-9e03580ce36338d85b9347b0210cd079 \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">This lesson is all about backstory. Freewriting is great for producing it but how should you use it in a story?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-ks1p2f-9885aec0011c7b2b469ec9a11b7a3042 av_one_third flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-d1cosn-f2c74375d6ab54d4645c52b4adf7b86d av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1952 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1952 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"Wanda and David cropped\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-1030x772.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wanda-and-David-cropped.jpg 1275w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguoszsz-1112283a691e50a40a397abd48c76933 \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h2><strong>Lesson 5 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Listening and Revising<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Freewriting dialogue in different voices is easy and fun. This lesson shows you the best way to present and edit dialogue.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-8j67lz-82851a74edc1d056322a4c6bf9662721 av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1926 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1926 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"D's Map static\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ds-Map-static-705x529.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"flex_column av-hdsjpj-9165d7cdda51227fed301efd1fd8ae30 av_one_third flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \"><strong>Lesson 6 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Retrieving Memories<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kguozvqf-546f45a89c8b8c4b8022315e226fba0a \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">This lesson uses memories of places to inspire freewriting about the past. After considering the process of memory retrieval, we travel in imagination to a place from long ago.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"hr av-a6dk07-ae87dbded8902d14cefe49360a57724b hr-default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"avia-image-container av-28c9uf-0963223ae3b4214cbb0439d48f8d2bc0 av-styling- avia-align-center\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\">\n<div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1925 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1925 avia_image alignleft\" title=\"wooden gate\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wooden-gate-705x529.jpg 705w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"flex_column av-n7imv-043e238fd5426add096f3378635e4fa9 av_one_third first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \"><strong>Lesson 7 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>Turning Memory into Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kgup2ry6-f1ceaaf603c8a6adbf078c5c3e52893d \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The final lesson guides you through the transformation of a memory, which has been accessed through freewriting, into a crafted piece of writing that uses literary techniques borrowed from fiction.<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/picture-credits-shaping-and-editing-course\/\">Picture credits<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"hr av-a6dk07-ae87dbded8902d14cefe49360a57724b hr-default\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-27cozb-e642a49f4eb54d538280541d8fa3935d av_three_fifth first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding \">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kgximrsk-08f44c1f31209ca25972f46f5281f6cd \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Money Back Guarantee<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope you will enjoy and benefit from this course.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are not entirely satisfied, I guarantee a full 30-day refund.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaping and Editing Your Freewriting How to use freewriting to create poetry, fiction and memoir This course is designed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","course_category":[],"course_tag":[],"class_list":["post-13","lp_course","type-lp_course","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","course"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lp_course\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lp_course"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lp_course"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lp_course\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lp_course\/13\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_category?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"course_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freewriterscompanion.com\/course\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_tag?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}