Deepen your understanding of the short story!
Through careful reading and guided discussion we will explore each participant piece for its secret aims, visible strengths, and needed areas of development. We will talk about the role of feedback in a writer’s process, and how reading for each other sharpens our skills. This five week class will further your understanding of key craft elements, and help you see how your own work is coming across to a group of readers so that you can go forth armed with new ideas, skills, and hope. Instructor will discuss point of view, character presentation, story development, tension, and form, but the bulk of the content will arise from the particulars of each participant’s work. This workshop will best suit people with previous workshop experience. Participants should expect to spend 2-3 hours each week reading and responding to workshop stories and for the written exercises.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Point of view
- Character presentation
- Story development
- Tension and form
- Individual feedback
Time requirements
- You will need to spend several hours each week reading and responding to workshop stories, plus extra time at your own discretion for the written exercises.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop will best suit people with previous workshop experience.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
