Award: Diploma of Professional
Writing (Crime, Mystery & Suspense Writing) ACJ112MC
For talented writers
of crime, mystery and suspense fiction, crime does pay. Sounds almost
too good to be true, doesn't it? You get to dream up exciting plots,
intriguing mysteries, suspense that has readers on the edge of their
seats Ö and get paid for it.
Just some of the topics
the Course will cover are:
definitions
of the different mystery and crime categories
how
to become a ėstory fisher' in your everyday life
the
ėrules' of writing various types of mysteries
how
to create and maintain suspense
how
to tailor dialogue to suit the character and create the atmosphere
you want
how
to lay false trails and get readers to pounce eagerly upon red
herrings
how
to use humour in crime/mystery novels without slowing the pace
or killing suspense
how
to write mysteries for children
how
to write short crime stories
how
to prepare and send your manuscript
And a few basic facts
about forensic techniques, crime scenes, police procedure and private
detectives.
Tutorials
The Course includes
Hidden Writing Opportunities and Media Markets Directory.
Crime, Mystery
& Suspense Writing ACJ112MC/1 An Overview
ACJ112MC/2 The Characters in Your Crime Story
ACJ112MC/3 The Villain
ACJ112MC/4 Plotting your Mystery Novel
ACJ112MC/5 Clues, Red Herrings and Crime Scenes
ACJ112MC/6 Background, Atmosphere and Mood
ACJ112MC/7 Writing Effective Dialogue
ACJ112MC/8 Building Suspense: How to use Conflict, Pace and Tension
ACJ112MC/9 Writing Mysteries for Children
ACJ112MC/10 How to Write True Crime
ACJ112MC/11 The Crime Writer's ABC
ACJ112MC/12 Marketing Your Work and Building Your Career
Course
Name
Full
Fees
ANS Education
Grant
Upfront
Fee
1Ezy
Payment Plan
3/6
Ezy Payment Plan
6/12
Ezy Payment Plan
12/24
Ezy Payment Plan
Diploma:
Crime, Mystery & Suspense Writing
$990.00
$148.50
$841.50
$85.00
Deposit and Balance of $793.63 within 21 days
$85.00
Deposit and 3 monthly instalments of $276.92
$85.00
Deposit and 6 monthly instalments of $144.65
$85.00
Deposit and 12 monthly instalments of $75.42
GST inclusive Please contact the
College on 1800 252 775 for:
- fortnightly payment options
- additional subsidies for pensioners, post-graduates and employer
groups
- recognition of prior learning arrangements.
ANS Education Grants
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