This lesson is based on the HarvardX MOOC «How to Write a Novel: Structure & Outline»   

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   This lesson is devoted to learning the fundamentals of character development, world-building and the basics of storytelling architecture. It is based on a course that draws on the work habits of established authors to help writers move quickly toward creating a blueprint for a successful draft. It includes a short lection about the main ideas of outlining and learning how to advance from outlining to writing a draft. This lesson also includes a practical part where students are able to analyze an extra-short text written by Ernest Hemingway and then try to write a short novel on their own