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"The processes taught in the course serve as an invaluable framework for thinking about the story to be told."
- Nicholas Hayes
 Business Executive
"I cannot believe how much taking this course has improved my writing. When I look back and compare the things I wrote previously with what I am writing now, the difference is striking."
- Carole Ann Moleti
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"Magazines and books about writing are fine, but this course provides vital contact with the real world of fiction writing."
- Tom Mooney
 journalist/teacher
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Fiction Writing Online
Fiction is perhaps the purest form of storytelling. A tale is told with only words and the reader’s imagination. From these things, a work of fiction can sail across the world in pursuit of a whale or zero-in on a few minutes in line at the local bank, luring the reader into a story that reads true.

To do it well, however, requires skill. In our courses, you will learn how to support your words with such craft elements as character, plot, point of view, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, voice, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

Whether you seek to write short stories or novels, traditional or experimental, comic or tragic, we'll show you how to turn your ideas into stories that people will be eager to read.

Note: Our Fiction courses focus on short stories while our Novel classes focus on novels. If you are a beginning student, you should take Fiction I and work on short stories before moving on to Novel II. You may, however, work on material that will eventually end up in a novel in a Fiction class.

Select a class: Level I, Advanced
See also: Fiction Writing in NYC
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Level I
Fiction Writing | 10-week Workshop
 
Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of fiction writing. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.
  • Write one/two short stories
  • Lectures on basics of fiction craft
  • Writing exercises
  • Present work for critique (two times)

Fiction I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. Beginners who wish to write novels should take Fiction I before Novel II.

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(3.0 CEU)

Online Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

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Feb 9 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Feb 16 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Feb 16 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Mar 2 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Mar 16 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
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Apr 20 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
May 11 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day


Advanced
Fiction Writing | 10-week Workshop
 
Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Writers often repeat Fiction Writing II to continue their projects.
  • Write or refine one/two short stories
  • Lectures that expand on basics of fiction craft
  • Writing exercises
  • Present work for in-depth critique (two times)

Prerequisite: Fiction I or the equivalent.

View a course syllabus.

Which level is right for you? How to Choose a Level

(3.0 CEU)

Online Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts New Lecture Location Time Special Enroll
Feb 10 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Feb 10 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Apr 7 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
Apr 7 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
May 12 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day
May 12 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day


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