This six-week fiction course taught by Maria Burns is all about generating new work and improving craft. Together, we’ll examine the aspects of fiction that make words and worlds fly off the page! Learn how to shake loose creative juices, solidify well-rounded and memorable characters, and create dialogue that is multi-purpose and organic. We’ll explore raising the stakes though internal and external obstacles and tackle planning the process to revision!
Please come ready to share your work, be respectful to others, and help create an environment of camaraderie as we investigate the secrets of writing.
This course will be held over Zoom and you will need access to Google Drive to share materials.
Six sessions, all 12-2:30 pm PST:
Sat Jul 10: Shaking Loose Creative Juice: Planning and Process
Sat Jul 31: Getting to Know You: The Art of Writing Well Rounded Characters
Sat Aug 7: Are You Talking To Me: Crafting Multi-purpose Dialogue
Sat Aug 14: Wants and Needs: Internal and External Obstacles
Sat Aug 21: Escaping the White Room: The Importance of Sensory Detail
Sat Aug 28: Revision and Revitalization
You must be enrolled before the first session to attend the full course.