In this workshop we will study the basic components and fine points of writing fiction. Special focus will be put on writing character detail and finding your writing voice. I will provide in-class texts to study, and both in-class and take-home exercises will be assigned. My goal is to help you locate the particular strengths and talents in your fiction writing and support them. Each writer is different, and I am most concerned with helping you locate what is distinctly yours. We will focus on the technical aspects of fiction including, structure, plot, dialogue, point of view and symbolism as well as those that are less easily defined─voice, style, and the emotional intention behind your work or the "human news." Each student will have the opportunity to workshop a five to fifteen page story (or excerpt of a story or novel) in our final weeks. This is optional but strongly encouraged. Please contact me at mary@maryotis.com if you have any questions about the class.
Call Vroman's Bookstore at (626) 449-5320 to register for this class!
The Art of Fiction Writing Class
Saturdays, May 17 - June 21, 10am - noon
$350.00 per student (plus tax)
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