News | 2015 | Spring Capilano Courses
This spring I'll be offering two creative writing classes at Capilano University--The Story Writer's Workshop and Beyond the First Draft: Revising Your Work. To register, please visit Capilano University. Here are the details:
The Story Writer's Workshop
Designed for beginning and intermediate writers, this course uncovers the mysteries of creating fiction. Through a combination of lectures, in-class exercises, workshops, discussions, and homework, you examine the core elements authors use to craft their stories: plot, characterization, dialogue, points of view, theme, and structure. You also learn an effective revision process as well as look at finding the right market for your work.
Beyond the First Draft:
According to Ernest Hemingway, the first draft of anything is, well, we can't politely print what he said, but we can tell you it rhymes with "quit" (which is something you should never do after your first draft). To ensure you never give up, this class, through a combination of lectures, in-class exercises, workshops, discussions, and homework, will take a draft of your manuscript (either fiction or narrative non-fiction) through a recursive rewriting process. You'll refine and improve elements such as points of view, narrative consistency, and structural design. The result will be a better manuscript, and you'll have the knowledge to effectively critique your own writing.
Revising Your Work