Writing the Short Story: Make Your Story Great! New class begins May 7

 

I teach a short story class through Writers.com and the next session begins in a little over a week, on May 7. In the past, students have found this course extremely beneficial. Not only does the class cover the fundamentals of fiction writing over the course of 10 weeks, but also every student has the opportunity to workshop a 20 page story with the class, PLUS share revisions of that story based on the feedback in the class. The combination of lectures and workshop is a great deal!

Topics covered in the class include beginnings (finding traction), character, plot, setting, dialogue, theme, time, symbolism, and endings. For the complete course description, go here.

Please consider signing up for the class or passing the information along to a friend.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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