Week by week, we will delve into everything from your character’s emotional patterns and actions, to debunking writing rules you’ve been told to follow. You will also receive tools and advice that minimize writer’s block and energize your creative process.

You will leave this class with characters who come alive and move the story, a synopsis, title, and opening paragraph to your novel or memoir, and confidence that your story is worth telling.

Topics you will explore in this class include:

Week 1:  How to think about your story: Why is it important to tell? What is your story about?
Week 2:  How to Make Your Story Come Together with memorable events and characters
Week 3:  Getting inside your character through description, character histories, dialogue, and more
Week 4:  Building the story: outlines, diagrams, and beginning the beginning