TWSA240
Fiction 2
This advanced course for emerging fiction writers will introduce you to new tools and techniques to structure your work and engage your readers. What is the central question at the heart of your story? How do the structural choices you make for your work affect the way your story unfolds? How do you create, sustain and release tension both in scenes, and your broader narrative?
If you are comfortable with the fundamentals and are looking to push your prose further, this course offers readings, discussions, writing exercises and a workshopping environment where you can experiment and dig deeper in a supportive, online community.
Workshopping and feedback: This course includes instructor feedback on weekly assignments. You'll also submit two pieces for workshopping and receive written feedback from your instructor and other students. In turn, you'll provide feedback to your classmates, and benefit your own writing by seeing feedback on others' work.
Overview
Location: Online
Format: Self-paced within deadlines set by instructor
Duration: 10 weeks
Tuition: $628.95
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Upcoming Offerings
- Thu, Feb 20 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Feb 27 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Mar 6 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Mar 13 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Mar 20 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Mar 27 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Apr 3 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Apr 10 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Apr 17 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Apr 24 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Oct 9 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Oct 16 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Oct 23 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Oct 30 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Nov 6 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Nov 13 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Nov 20 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Nov 27 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Dec 4 (self-paced all week)
- Thu, Dec 11 (self-paced all week)
What you will learn
By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following:
- Identify the central question at the heart of your story
- Structure your story
- Control the way tension is created, sustained and released in your writing
- Write strong beginnings and effective scenes
- Incorporate complex character development strategies into your work
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Read weekly modules
- Complete additional weekly reading (if assigned)
- Complete a writing assignment each week for feedback from the instructor
- Participate in weekly discussions based on readings and activities
- Read and provide feedback on other students’ work each week
- Submit two pieces of your own writing for feedback from the instructor and other students
This course is graded using a competency-based grading scale.
Who should take this course?
To get the most out of this advanced course, you should have the following experience:
- Completion of an introductory fiction course
- Familiarity with the workshopping process (both giving and receiving feedback)
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.