There are many different engines that power our stories. Plot and Character-driven fiction are the most prominent, but things like language, voice, form, and place, can also hook a reader and drag them along for the ride. We will discuss one element of fiction each week, beginning with “Beginnings” and working our way to “Endings.” You will read works by contemporary writers such as Ottessa Moshfegh, Dan Chaon, Amber Sparks, and Rion Amilcar Scott (among many others), and create your own stories and excerpts based on the prompts provided. This generative workshop will be good for beginning writers as well as those who are returning to the page and hoping to think more deeply about their craft.
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About Nick Gardner
Nick Gardner holds an MFA from BGSU and has received support from
The Elizabeth George Foundation, VSC, and The DeGroot Foundation. His writing has been widely published, including one book of poetry, So Marvelously Far, and a forthcoming novella, Hurricane Trinity. An Ohio native, he resides in Washington, DC.
The Elizabeth George Foundation, VSC, and The DeGroot Foundation. His writing has been widely published, including one book of poetry, So Marvelously Far, and a forthcoming novella, Hurricane Trinity. An Ohio native, he resides in Washington, DC.
Teaching Style:
Since there is no right or wrong way to write, Nick likes to focus on collaboration and discussion in his workshops. By talking about diverse works that have already been published, he likes to introduce writers to fresh forms so that they can find new inroads to their own stories. Rather than looking at a workshop as a way to fix mistakes, he sees the workshop as a place to learn more about who you are as a writer by focussing on what you intend to do before digging into the possibilities and potential that exists in a work.
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