Wow! What a question! A decent answer would take a day or two or three or four or more. A list could go on forever. Classes vary widely. Few teach everything unless they are very long and possibly expensive classes. Most emphasize one or two concepts while touching on others. But these are some of the most common cones:
- Dialogue
- Creating memorable characters
- How to create heroes, heroines and villains that interact properly in your story
- Character arcs
- Flow
- Story-boarding (This isn’t taught in all, maybe not even in most, but if you’re looking for a class, find one that teaches story-boarding. You won’t regret it.)
- How to create tension
- Plotting
- Outlining
- Creating a synopsis
- Story arc
- Description
- Cliff-hangers
- Point of view
- How to include necessary information without boring your reader
- The hero’s journey
- Many specialize in a particular genre, such a romance, mystery, science fiction, adventure, and so on.
