Fiction Form and Technique    NEW!

This class is your invitation to step into the world of storytelling and bring your imagination to life. Whether you're just starting out or already crafting your own tales, you'll explore the essential elements that make fiction come alive, memorable characters, compelling plots, vivid settings, and more. Through hands-on practice and creative exploration, you'll build the skills and confidence to shape your ideas into engaging stories. By the end of the course, you won't just understand how stories work, you'll be able to create your own with purpose, style, and flair.

Student Learning Outcomes
•    The basic techniques and terminology of fiction writing
•    The basic elements of fiction writing
•    How to identify point of view in fiction and how to write from one specific point of view
•    How to craft a scene with evocative detail and tension
•    How to develop empathetic characters
•    How to identify plot in a story
•    How to tie all the above elements together into a cohesive structure 
•    Each student will complete one story of a minimum of 1000 words.
     These outcomes will be achieved through the following work:
•    Critical examination of selected writing examples
•    Examination of student writings created from in class assignments
•    Lecture on various elements of fiction writing to include:
o    Plot
o    Character
o    Point of View
o    Scene/ Summary
o    Dialogue