Description

Time to write that book? Short story? Poem? Screenplay? I’ll help you achieve your goal. All levels of writers, brand-new writers to published authors, welcome. Ages 12 and above. Here’s what we’ll learn:

How to get it written Week 1: Hour 1: Use brainstorming and freewriting to get words on the page every day. Hour 2: What do we mean when we say a novel, short story, or poem is “good?”
Week 2: Hour 1: Who or what is stopping us from writing? We’ll discuss Gail Godwin’s essay, “The Watcher at the Gates.” Hour 2: The structure of every novel and short story ever written: Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder How to organize what you write
Week 3: Hour 1: Using Save the Cat! to organize your tale. Group writing. Hour 2: Cementing the structure in your brain by discussing “Five Tuesdays in Winter” and a Pixar cartoon: “Snow Globe.” How to publish what you write
Week 4: Hour 1: Why you should traditionally publish and forget self-publishing. Hour 2: Guest speaker discussing the above.
Week 5: Hour 1: Why you should self-publish and forget traditional publishing. Hour 2: Self-published author Mary Walsh on how to do it and why.
Week 6: Hour 1: TBA Hour 2: Final reflection: what have you learned, and what’s your next step?
Note: I ask that you write about 3 pages / day every day at home for the duration of this course. Any topic. Any style. Any number of words. I also ask that at least once a week you share your writing with me so we may celebrate your accomplishment!

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Activity Other Category

Multi-Age / Family

Location

MP3 at Stuart Community Center

Instructor

Robert Hankes