Essentials of Fiction Writing

with John Vanderslice

Local professor and published author, Dr. John Vanderslice, is teaching a writing workshop!

This is a FREE writing workshop! You do not have to attend every session. Please feel free to attend the sessions most applicable to your needs. Scheduled Tuesdays at 10:00 am in Program Space 1 (unless otherwise noted)

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September

Sept. 24th: Finding Time for Your Writing

- Ways to make time for writing fiction even in the busiest, fullest lives.

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October

Oct. 1st: Generating Fictional Scenarios

- How to get started and keep elaborating on what you've started.

Oct. 8th: Developing characters

- Techniques for creating fictional people who really seem alive.

Oct. 15th: Writing Effective Settings

- How to make tangible the settings that exist in your head.

Oct. 22nd: Writing Dialogue

- Techniques for writing dialogue for those who struggle with it; ways to improve dialogue for those who are already good at it.

Oct. 29th: Inventing Plots

- Finding a story structure that engages a reader.

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November

Nov. 12th: Long Form Fiction Writing

- Ideas about, and techniques for, developing a story idea into a novel.

Nov. 19th: Line Editing Fiction

- Some practical and specific techniques to make your fiction as tight as possible, line by line.

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December

Dec. 3rd: Shaping and Revising Fiction

- How to improve a piece of writing on a broad, big-picture scale.

Dec. 10th: Publishing Your Fiction

- Getting your work out into the world and finding an audience.

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