A transfer-level introduction to writing literary nonfiction. Using a workshop format, students will create original work, critique peer writing, and examine published texts in order to analyze technique, style, voice, format, development, and content. An introductory screenwriting course in which students will get practical experience writing film scripts. Lectures will include practical as well as theoretical discussion involving screenwriting and film in general. Students will be required to read each other's work and will also be exposed to professionally produced film scripts.
Course helps students further develop fiction writing skills.
It looks especially at the craft necessary to execute polished, publishable stories, and at the technical aspects of planning and plotting a novel. Published fiction by a diversity of authors will also be examined. Course helps students further develop poetry writing skills. It looks especially at the craft necessary to complete finished, high quality poems, and at the literary traditions available to contemporary writers. Published poetry by a diversity of authors will also be examined.