| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Discussion of the Process and the Nature of the Story | Course Introduction (PDF) |
| 2 | Discussion of Readings and Exploration into the Notion of What Makes a Short Story | What Is the Short Story? (PDF) |
| 3 | Biography, Slice of Life, and the Use of Real Life in Creating a Story | |
| 4 | Exercise in Developing Story From Incident and Life | Emotional Truth, Discussion of Readings (PDF) |
| 5 |
Workshop Incident/Emotion Sketches Begin Discussion of Character Character as the Center of the Story | Detail (PDF) |
| 6 | Creating Character | Character (PDF) |
| 7 | Exercise/Workshop in Character Creation (Bring in a Character Sketch) | |
| 8 | What is a Plot and How can it be Constructed? | Plot (PDF) |
| 9 | Exercise in Creating Plot | Creating Plot (PDF) |
| 10 | The Real as the Basis for the Unreal | Reality (PDF) |
| 11 | Examination of the Idea and Usage of Point of View | Point of View (PDF) |
| 12 | Exercise on Point of View | Points of View Exercise (PDF) |
| 13 | Description as a Central Element and Metaphor | Description I (PDF) |
| 14 |
Exercise with Description Discuss Reading in Terms of All Techniques Discussed in Class | Description II (PDF) |
| 15 | Workshop: The Forms and Methods of Revelation | Revealing Information (PDF) |
| 16 | Workshop (Story 1) | Workshops Guide (PDF) |
| 17 | Making the Decision Where to Begin | Where to Start (PDF) |
| 18 | Workshop (Story 1) | Workshops Guide (PDF) |
| 19 | Exercise in Extreme Fictionalization | |
| 20 | Place as both Reality and Metaphor | Place (PDF) |
| 21-22 |
Workshop Rewriting | |
| 23 | The Way a Professional Writer Works in the World | The Life of the Writer (PDF) |
| 24 | The Business of Publishing (About Conglomerates, Agents, Distributors, etc.) | |
| 25 |
Evaluations Discussion of Getting Published in the Real World |
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