Basic Creative Writing Basic Creative Writing
This course will introduce you to creative writing, from generating ideas to revising drafts. Find your voice and develop your craft through in-class and at-home writing exercises, and through...
Closeness and Point of View in Fiction and Nonfiction Closeness and Point of View in Fiction and Nonfiction
Whose story is it? Who tells the story and why? How does a writer decide how much to get inside a character's head? What are the advantages of different points of view? We will examine exemplary work...
Developing a Play-in-Progress Developing a Play-in-Progress
This course is designed for writers who want to develop a script on which they have already begun to work. This may include anything from a full-length play to a one-act play to a series of short...
Focus on Fiction Focus on Fiction
Advance your understanding of fiction writing through lecture, discussion, eclectic readings, in-class and at-home writing exercises, and discussions of your—and fellow students'—written work. With a...
Introduction to Poetry Introduction to Poetry
In this course, you will explore and experiment with some fundamental elements of poetry: form, imagery, and the musical qualities of language. Guided by the work of four modern poets--Williams Carlos...
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Introduction to Prose Poetry Introduction to Prose Poetry
The prose poem is a poem in disguise. Born from a conflict of impulses, it reads like prose (in sentences instead of lines, paragraphs instead of stanzas) but is essentially poetic in its intent and...
Jumpstart Session: Making a Scene Jumpstart Session: Making a Scene
In this workshop, we'll learn how to craft scenes that contain all the elements that move your story forward. We'll discuss how richly drawn characters, strong sense of place, and effective dialogue...
Meditation for Writers Meditation for Writers
Where does your writing come from? How can you access the deeper realms? In this course open to writers of all experience levels, we will experiment with different forms of meditation and...
Novel Beginnings Novel Beginnings
In this class, we'll first look at some excellent opening chapters and discuss why they work. Then, through experimentation, instructor feedback, and revision, students will produce ten to fifteen...
Online Novel Workshop Online Novel Workshop
Stay motivated while writing your novel! This online class will offer craft discussions, intensive study of a mentor text, instructor feedback on a synopsis and eighty pages of work, and opportunities...