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Plot: It’s Not a Four-Letter Word
As fiction writers, we love plot. Really, we do. It’s just that it’s so hard to come up with a plot that doesn’t feel dictated, contrived, stock. In this course, we’ll examine how to build and revise plots that grow out of a character’s choices and desires. This class is based around workshop, and everyone will get a chance to have their prose reviewed. We will also read and discuss several stories by plot masters who are also literary geniuses, such as Tobias Wolff, Flannery O’Connor, and Kate Braverman.
Due to COVID-19, all classes will take place online-either through Zoom or through Wet Ink, our asynchronous learning platform-through the end of 2020.
All times are listed in Pacific Time.
Instructor: Michael Shilling
Class Type: 6 Sessions
FictionStart Date: 10/29/2015
No Class On: November 26
End Date: 12/10/2015
Days of the Week: Thursday
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Minimum Class Size: 5
Maximum Class Size: 15
$220.50
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Michael Shilling
Michael Shilling is the author of Rock Bottom, a novel published by Little, Brown. The musical adaptation of the book was staged in 2014 by the Landless Theater Company. His stories have appeared in The Sun, Fugue, and Other Voices.