Tools of the Writer's Craft and Fiction Writing
I will be teaching the course "Tools for the Writer's Craft" at the UC Davis Extension. Here is the course catalogue description:
"When writers move past the initial inspiration the act and the art of writing gives them, they often find themselves developing an interest in craft, and craft is the emphasis of this workshop. How do we develop character and reveal plot without resorting to dull exposition? Render autobiographical incidents into useful fictional material? Reveal character motivation while maintaining plot momentum? Subtly but effectively sound thematic concerns? With the help of published examples and a discussion of how these writers are effective, weekly assignments give you opportunities to put theory into practice. These assignments are discussed in a workshop forum, which further enhances your ability to discern what goes into a piece of effective writing."
This course is part of the certificate program in Creative Writing, and it runs from October 6 to November 24, on Tuesday nights.
I will also continue to offer my Cosumnes River College Fiction Writing Workshop and here are the details:
ENGCW 410 Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Units
Description: This is a creative writing course designed for students who wish to concentrate on fiction writing. Through lecture, discussion, assigned reading, writing exercises, short story (or novel chapter) writing, and critiques of student writing in a workshop mode, the student will examine critically the elements of literary creation. The students will keep a journal and prepare a portfolio of their work. This course may be taken twice for credit, but only once in combination with ENGCW 400.
Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
Mondays 07:00PM-10:05PM
"When writers move past the initial inspiration the act and the art of writing gives them, they often find themselves developing an interest in craft, and craft is the emphasis of this workshop. How do we develop character and reveal plot without resorting to dull exposition? Render autobiographical incidents into useful fictional material? Reveal character motivation while maintaining plot momentum? Subtly but effectively sound thematic concerns? With the help of published examples and a discussion of how these writers are effective, weekly assignments give you opportunities to put theory into practice. These assignments are discussed in a workshop forum, which further enhances your ability to discern what goes into a piece of effective writing."
This course is part of the certificate program in Creative Writing, and it runs from October 6 to November 24, on Tuesday nights.
I will also continue to offer my Cosumnes River College Fiction Writing Workshop and here are the details:
ENGCW 410 Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Units
Description: This is a creative writing course designed for students who wish to concentrate on fiction writing. Through lecture, discussion, assigned reading, writing exercises, short story (or novel chapter) writing, and critiques of student writing in a workshop mode, the student will examine critically the elements of literary creation. The students will keep a journal and prepare a portfolio of their work. This course may be taken twice for credit, but only once in combination with ENGCW 400.
Schedule: Full Term, Aug 22-Dec 17
Mondays 07:00PM-10:05PM
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