N120 News Writing Part 1
Begin: Feb.22.2012
The focus is on writing crisp, clear, concise and informative news stories, however, writers will find the skills useful in all forms of writing. Many of our finest writers began as journalists. Ernest Hemingway's work, for example, demonstrates objective journalistic qualities. This course won't necessarily produce a new generation of Hemingways, but it will help students write more effectively and with sharper focus. Required Resources (texts, etc.): Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists
Booked spaces: 2
Free spaces: 28

F208 Writing the Screenplay Part 2 - cancelled
Begin: Feb.22.2012
You’ve made it past the initial hurdle. Your script is underway! But there’s always the pesky second act, the middle of the movie. Sure, you can have a great opening and a great idea for an ending, but how do you keep people watching when the minutes tick by? This class will help you plan your second act so that the story keeps audiences glued to the screen. Required Resources (texts, etc.): The Screenwriter's Workbook by Syd Field
Booked spaces: 0
Free spaces: 30

F246 Writing Historical Fiction
Begin: Feb.22.2012
Recognize the types of historical fiction, identifying the type you want to write, research your history and develop your fiction, write the hook. Required Resources (texts, etc.): How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction, by Persia Woolley
Booked spaces: 7
Free spaces: 23

B114 Point of View
Begin: Feb.22.2012
Discuss and experiment with first and third person (limited omniscient) POVs and related topics such as distance, reliability, selection of view point character, etc.
Booked spaces: 11
Free spaces: 19

MFAW213 Sequencing Workshop
Begin: Feb.23.2012
This workshop is exclusively for members who have completed MFA213 and MFA214. Start by introducing yourself in the Workshop (Classroom) and posting your short story. the Subject line should include the word "1 Story" then your story title, like this: 1 Story - My Story Title. The "1" represents the story post, regardless if it's the first draft, or the tenth. Each revision should move up a number - 2 Story - 3 Story - etc.
Booked spaces: 5
Free spaces: 25

F176 Writing Boosters-Story Starters #1
Begin: Feb.29.2012
The Writing Booster Workshops have been developed to assist writers in tapping their creativity. If you're suffering with writer's block, desiring to explore and find new topics to write about or simply looking for some writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing and stretch yourself as a writer,these workshops will provide the material.
Booked spaces: 11
Free spaces: 19

F108 Creativity in a Box
Begin: Feb.29.2012
There are reasons for imposing creative limitations, such as word counts and working within the established conventions of today's market. This two-week seminar is designed to illustrate a point and is not necessarily a formula for writing fiction.
Booked spaces: 3
Free spaces: 27

N132 So You Want to be a Travel Writer
Begin: Feb.29.2012
A step-by-step workshop on traveling writing. From research, to query letter, to writing the article, this course will lead us down the road to becoming a travel writer.
Booked spaces: 7
Free spaces: 23

F190 Poetry Triggers-A Library of Poems
Begin: Feb.29.2012
The Poetry Triggers Workshops were developed by members of P123, the Senior Poets Workshop, to challenge and prompt poets to write, whether they are suffering from writer's block, desiring to explore and find new topics, seeking to expand their craftsmanship or simply looking for some writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing between longer courses.
Booked spaces: 3
Free spaces: 27

MFA 216 Voice and Style
Begin: Mar.01.2012
Some of the mystifications of voice include things like: voice is something to be found, that it is located somewhere off the page, that some authors or stories have more of it, that it can be borrowed and not returned, that it never changes, that it has to do with sincerity, that it is about expression, or that the author can be found in it. As these imply, there it is inside and outside to the notion: there is the voice of the individual piece of fiction, and there is what we call an author's voice.
Booked spaces: 5
Free spaces: 25

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