B154 Finding Your Voice
Begin: May.16.2012
This course is both motivational and a learning experience. We will discover the voice we already have but, have misplaced through years of learning the ‘rules’. This course will cover rules that take away our voice, and discover the role of rules in finding our voice. Les Edgarton’s voice is loud and clear in this entertaining and educational book. Required Resources (texts, etc.): Finding Your Voice, by Les Edgarton
Booked spaces: 12
Free spaces: 18

C104 Comedy Writing: Working with Jokes
Begin: May.23.2012
Learn to write comedy by reading, researching and writing. Each workshop in the the series is designed to show a different facet of comedy writing. Even if you're not funny, you'll learn to be funny! Required Resources (texts, etc.): Comedy Writing Workbook by Gene Perret
Booked spaces: 2
Free spaces: 28

F152 Horror Writing
Begin: May.23.2012
To give the student of horror writing a perspective in the horror field, its history, develop an idea and terrifying characters while avoiding the clichés found in this field. By the end of the course, the student will have a completed first draft of a short story or be well on the way to writing a solid horror novel. Required Resources (texts, etc.): Writing Horror edited by Mort Castle ISBN: 0-89879-798-5
Booked spaces: 7
Free spaces: 23

B114 Point of View & Related Topics
Begin: May.23.2012
Discuss and experiment with first and third person (limited omniscient) POVs and related topics such as distance, reliability, selection of view point character, etc. Required Resources (texts, etc.): Your favorite short novels.
Booked spaces: 7
Free spaces: 23

MFA304 The Quatrain (Part 2)
Begin: May.24.2012
Metrical Poetry Series: Learn how to write poetry in all the major forms, from blank verse and quatrains to sonnets and villanelles. Step by step, easy to understand instructions for even the most beginning poets. Lyric poetry, verse that expresses the personal thoughts of the author, is ever present in literature. However, poetry has such a broad spectrum, telling stories in such varied forms from the epic to the ballads. Essential but non-intimidating instruction on meter and rhyme. Focused assignments detailing how to make your first attempt at a specific form Illuminating discussions on pop culture, figures of speech, difficult themes, and other important topics. An engaging overview of poetry's history, and why it's important to learn the traditional forms. Required text: Writing Metrical Poetry: Contemporary Lessons for Mastering Traditional Forms by William Baer.
Booked spaces: 5
Free spaces: 25

B103 Grammar,facilitated by Janet Smith
Begin: May.30.2012
This course is designed to be a refresher course on the basics of Grammar. We are covering the basic grammar rules taught in school that you may have either forgotten or are a bit rusty on. Through the various weeks we'll start with spelling, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs, through to sentence structures. Required Resources (texts, etc.): None.
Booked spaces: 27
Free spaces: 3

B172 Revision: Writing and Rewriting Fiction
Begin: May.30.2012
A practical approach to the process of editing and revising, starting with a discussion on why revision is necessary. Then we’ll go through revising openings, looking for the essential, revising endings, and revising for style and readability. Required Resources (texts, etc.): Textbook: Revision, by David Michael Kaplan
Booked spaces: 1
Free spaces: 29

F218 Writing Boosters - Recipe #4
Begin: May.30.2012
Choose two characters. Build a story around them that ends in the setting that you chose. Choose two activities to be part of the story. Choose a theme or tone and stick with it. Choose a POV and stick with it. Post your result on the workshop board.
Booked spaces: 5
Free spaces: 25

F134 Mythic Structure Part 3
Begin: May.30.2012
"The Hero's Journey has served storytellers and their listeners since the very first stories were told, and it shows no signs of wearing out. Let's begin the Writer's Journey together to explore these ideas. I hope you find them useful as magic keys to the world of story and the labyrinth of life." -- Christopher Vogler Prerequisite: Mythic Structure Part 1 Required Resources (texts, etc.): The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, by Christopher Vogler
Booked spaces: 11
Free spaces: 19

MFA 206 Minor Characters
Begin: May.31.2012
Successfully translating the minor characters of humanity into fiction is one of the hallmarks of a good writer.
Booked spaces: 2
Free spaces: 28

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