Six Paths to Plot

with Rachel Sobel

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult/Children's Lit, Novel, Short Story

In Person

Open to all levels

6 Sessions

Start Date: April 13, 2024
End Date: May 18, 2024
Day of Week: Saturday
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Capacity: 15 seats
 
General Price: $386.00

Plot is the engine of a story's motion, essential whether you're writing action-packed thrillers or quiet works of drawing-room interiority. In this course, we'll examine six different approaches to plot problems, using exercises, discussion, and homework to explore a range of tactics for unsnarling the difficult sinew of causality. Students should expect to come away with a wide variety of plotting tools that work for their individual process.

REGISTRATION DATES: 

  • March 12: Member registration opens at 10:30 am PT 
  • March 19: General registration opens at 10:30 am PT 
  • March 25: Last day of Early Bird pricing

This class is not eligible for a member discount. Learn more here »

Rachel Sobel

Rachel Sobel

Rachel Sobel is a writer of speculative and literary fiction about dykes and other queer people. A graduate of the Hunter MFA in Fiction, she has lived in NYC and Seattle.

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