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Helping Writers Find Their Voice!
The Writers Studio
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
alt: 801-796-5755
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Current Workshops
Fiction Course Level I
A tale is told with words and the reader’s imagination. To write a fiction story well, requires skill. In our Writers Studio fiction classes, you will learn how to support your words with such craft elements as character, plot, point of view, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, voice, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Whether you seek to write short stories or novels, traditional or experimental, comic or tragic, we'll show you how to turn your ideas into stories that people will be eager to read.
Note: Our Fiction courses focus on short stories while our Novel classes focus on novels. If you are a beginning student, you should take Fiction I and work on short stories before moving on to Novel II. You may, however, work on material that will eventually end up in a novel in a Fiction class.
A tale is told with words and the reader’s imagination. To write a fiction story well, requires skill. In our Writers Studio fiction classes, you will learn how to support your words with such craft elements as character, plot, point of view, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, voice, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Whether you seek to write short stories or novels, traditional or experimental, comic or tragic, we'll show you how to turn your ideas into stories that people will be eager to read.
Note: Our Fiction courses focus on short stories while our Novel classes focus on novels. If you are a beginning student, you should take Fiction I and work on short stories before moving on to Novel II. You may, however, work on material that will eventually end up in a novel in a Fiction class.
Date: August 26, 2010
Time: 6pm to 8pm (every thursday night)
Place: Pleasant Springs Apartment Clubhouse
854 W. 700 S. Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062
Telephone: 801-796-5755/801-427-1707
Price for the 7 week course is $225.00 (discounted from regular $285.00)
Each week a new topic is explored through lecture and writing exercise. The topics covered in this course include:
Intro to Fiction – The different forms of fiction. Where to find inspiration and ideas. The importance of craft.Character – Where to find characters. Making characters dimensional through desire and contrasts. Creating character profiles. Showing vs. Telling. Methods for showing characters.
Plot – Finding a major dramatic question. Shaping a beginning, middle, and end. The difference between short story and novel plots. Pros and cons of outlining.
Point of View – Point of View defined. Exploration of the many types of POV.
Description – Using the senses. Specificity. Techniques for creativity. Finding the right words. Merging description with point of view.
Dialogue – The importance of scene. Dialogue’s illusion of reality. Quotation marks and tags. Stage directions. Summarized dialogue. Characterization through dialogue. Subtext. Dialect.
Setting/Pacing – Time. Place. Weather. Description of setting. Merging character and setting. How to manipulate time through pacing. Flashbacks.
Voice – Voice defined. Exploration of the various types of voice. Tips for finding your voice. Understanding style—syntax, diction, and paragraph length.
Theme – Theme defined. Types of theme. Weaving theme into a story.
Revision – Exploration of the various stages of revision.
The Business – Proper format for manuscripts. How to target publishing houses, literary magazines, and agents. Query letters.
Classes are taught by Writers Studio founder Randy Jernigan, Geri Taylor, and other published fiction authors.
Price for the 7 week course is $225.00
We Offer Workshops In:
Article Writing, Children's Book Writing, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Humor Writing, Memoir Writing, Novel Writing, Playwriting, Peotry Writing, Romance Writing, Screenwriting, plus much, much more...
The Writers Studio
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
alt: 801-796-5755
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