Creative Writing: how to write a novel. The full course. (Udemy.com)
A full creative writing course: create engaging characters, use a 3 act narrative structure and write smart dialogues.
Created by: Luca Panzarella
Last updated February 2022
What you will learn
- Create engaging characters that feel like they’re alive, that manage to hook the reader
- Create a narrative structure that keeps the reader hooked and glued to the page from start to finish
- Convey emotions using nothing more than text printed on paper
- Write dialogue that manages to deliver information about the character and keep the plot going all by itself
How it compares
Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 42% of them
- Reviews1,049#140 of 504 by number of reviews
- Length7.2 hourslonger than 76% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2022earlier than 62% of them
Course Description
Improve your writing skills like never before!
Finally you're going to have an answer about:
- how do you create engaging characters that feel like they’re alive and reel the reader in?
- How do you create a narrative structure that keeps the reader hooked and glued to the page from start to finish?
- How do you convey emotions using nothing more than text printed on paper?
- And how do you write dialogue that manages to deliver information about a character and keeps the plot going all by itself?
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT:
"This training program was on of the best I had! Very complete, detailed and so well grounded. We can notice that the trainer is very knowledgeable regarding the themes he teaches. The program is very well structured and reveals a lot of research. It also gives students lots of examples and each module ends with a challenge! Even if you don`t want to be a writer or a novelist, this program is great for everyone who communicates to audiences and is fond of storytelling techniques. Great tips on this matter! Great job! :)" - 1stLegacy
"Oh my gosh this course was amazing! I entered it thinking I already knew most of the course from experience - I was so wrong (and very glad to be!). Lots of useful tips and exercises, and they explain all the little things that writers do without you realising. I feel much more confident." - Julia Fyvie-Neill
"This course is wonderful and super helpful! It is perfectly well explained, with practical examples and exercices. You are gonna love it!" - Sandra Navarro Bejerano
"A very detailed and precise course. I personally enjoy the load of work that comes with this course because it clarifies my ideas about writing and mainly I get inspired. And I think inspiration is one essential element needed to write, or do anything for that matter. A must for all those who are interested in writing well and with clarity. The analogies and examples used here are very helpful and interesting. This course really inspires me to write my novel. Thank you." - Jyoti Bhatt
"Better then any course I've done on writing before - a must!" - Sonia Zadro
"It's a wonderful experience listening to the content. The examples chosen are brilliant. Thank you for such an engaging course." - Sathyabama Oppili
WHY THIS COURSE?
Whether you’re a budding wordsmith or someone who already has a few novels under their belt, having a set of tools that are useful for your path as a writer will be essential in order to achieve your goal: to write a novel and become a real writer.
But—you ask—why should you take a course, why this one in particular? My name is Luca Panzarella. I've been writing since I was 14, I’ve self-published several books that have sold over 3000 copies, and I have created the most famous literary contest website in Italy, whose mission is to help budding writers.
But that’s not the only answer to your question: the real reason why you should take this course is that over the past two years, I’ve devoted all my time to studying most of the writing books out there and cataloguing the books and movies that have gotten the highest sales, trying to understand what their secret is. And that’s exactly how I want to teach you this information: by reading these books and watching these movies together with you, thanks to the countless examples in the lessons.
The course had an incredible success in Italy and that's why I decided to translate all the 7+ hours content and I worked with a phenomenal american voice talent in order to give you the maximum quality of the lessons.
Start taking the free lessons and see for yourself: is it just me, or are you becoming a better writer already? Your journey towards being a better writer begins right now.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,049 Reviews
Luca Panzarella
My name is Luca and I have two great passions: web product design and writing stories.
I started working as a consultant in 2007 and since then I've created hundreds of web and mobile projects.
I've written "Living as a freelancer", an italian guide for freelancer wannabe that has been sold more than 3.000 copies.
I've launched a writing contest website which have become the most popular among writers and poets.
Before teaching, I'm a great student about my two passions: design and literature. That's why I teach web product design as a writer and fiction writing as an engineer.
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Reviews
By nathan martin on 1/28/2026
I thoroughly enjoyed the course overall and believe it gave good information that can help with my future creative writing. I wished there were more interactive sections like the writing prompts but understand that the course is meant to teach rather than guide through learning.
By Kami M on 4/23/2024
it had really good examples, and the questions after every lesson really helped moving forward with your own novel. they made you really think about what you want to say, how to say it, etc. great course, i highly recommend it.
By Jesús Alberto Méndez Torres on 11/23/2023
Explica conceptos nuevos para mi, y lo hace de una manera comprensible. Tuve que repasar varias clases y tomar notas especificas en cada una ya que los conceptos que explica llegan a ser complejos y abstractos, pero esto no lo digo como algo negativo sino algo que hace que el curso destaque, pues me hizo darme cuenta que el arte de la escritura tiene conceptos que requieren atención y esfuerzo por entender. No me arrepiento de haber comprado este curso. El profesor es muy carismático, es evidente su amor por la escritura.
By Frank Norton on 5/23/2022
I find the endless lectures boring. I find the lack of syncing of the audio and the video very annoying. Can't that be fixed? When he says "And now it's your turn.", you should give us a turn to break up the monotony of the lectures. Let us do some assignments and let us comment on other peoples' assignments instead of lecture, lecture, lecture.
By K. J. on 4/27/2022
Luca Panzarella is an excellent teacher and I have learned soooo much from him. My only real complaint was that some (but absolutely, positively not all) of the excerpts from books and clips from movies he used had cursing in it. I have another complaint, but it didn't anything to do with the quality of Panzarella's teaching. The videos would not load on anything that wasn't a desktop or laptop; if you were to watch on a mobile device, the black screen would just circle round and round until "Video Error" eventually popped up. Still, Panzarella was clear and informative and I've learned so, so much and I will be reading and rereading the notes I have copied down from him again and again. I also loved the "movie and book" background he used. I appreciated how clean and presentable Panzarella looked. I thank Panzarella for acknowledging the authors in the excerpts and movie developers in the clips he used and NOT taking the credit for himself. The voiceover who read the aforementioned book excerpts was super fun to listen to, matched with equally fun music. And the translating and dubbing was excellent. Thank you, Luca Panzarella!
By Jodi Oosterlee on 10/14/2020
Best class I have taken on Udemy. So informative and fun to watch.
By Shlomzion Zak on 10/10/2020
It's basic, but simplicity is the key. It helps to make things clearer and shape the writing.
By Claire Bayliss on 9/25/2020
It seems very informative. I like the fact that movies are used to highlight examples of what to look for in characters. only really at the beginning of this course but Im enjoying it so far.
By Stella Mazotti Magalhes on 9/5/2020
It was great! Very enlightening!
By Jos de Jess Prez Acosta on 9/3/2020
Hasta ahora el curso es muy comprensible, las animaciones le dan dinamismo y las explicaciones son muy fluidas
By Erin Foster on 9/2/2020
It is wonderful! Everything I hoped for and more!
By Anthony Marsceill on 9/1/2020
The course picks apart movies and books and explains certain details that add to a character or the story. This course also covers topics such as narrative structure, showing not telling, and dialogue.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100







