Most fiction writers, from the literary to the fantastical, use research to further their writing. The more you know about the world, people and time you create on the page the more that you can imbue your fiction with meaning and verisimilitude.
In this class we’ll talk about how to take a critical eye to our own work and make a first draft into a second draft, with the goal of making a second into a third, and eventually a final manuscript.
There is a craft to writing comedy and if you have the ability to analyze and the willingness to take small risks, you can learn how to infuse your work with humor.
In this class, we won’t pretend writer’s block doesn’t exist. We’ll talk about ways we can trick ourselves into sitting down and working.
In the first part of this class, which is craft and process-oriented, we will consider how an acquisitions editor might read your work—what they might look for in an opening, and what questions they might ask of a manuscript. Then, in the second part of this class, which is more career-focused, we will discuss the acquisitions process as well as publishing process.
What exactly do writers mean when they speak about style? How do writers achieve style? How do style and the intimacy between characters operate synergistically in a good story or a novel?
This class is for anyone who has an idea that could make a great ongoing comedy or drama show, limited series, or web series, and who wants to learn the crucial basics of how to write it.
Take a deep dive into the process of writing memoir, from defining what memoir is to uncovering its secrets of character, theme and plot.
You will be expected (and pushed) to create your bravest, boldest, most revealing work, and give constructive, kind, and supportive feedback in a casual and collaborative workshop style.
