À propos de ce cours : In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to the techniques that masters of fiction use to ground a story in a concrete world. From the most realist settings to the most fantastical, writers will learn how to describe the physical world in sharp, sensory detail. We will also learn how to build credibility through research, and to use creative meditation exercises to deepen our own understanding of our story worlds, so that our readers can see all that we imagine.

Créé par : Wesleyan University

Enseigné par : Amity Gaige, Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing

Informations de base	Cours 3 de 5 dans Rédaction créative Specialization
Engagement	4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Langue	English
Comment réussir	Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours.
Notes des utilisateurs	4.7 étoiles Note moyenne des utilisateurs 4.7Voir ce que disent les étudiants

Programme de cours

SEMAINE 1

Persuasive Settings: Why Description Matters

Writing a great short story is like conveying a dream. As we will see from studying one famous master, a "persuasive" setting is necessary in order to build mood, character, and even plot.

7 vidéos, 4 lectures

Reading: "The Power of Persuasion" by Mario Vargas Llosa
Vidéo: The Power of Persuasion
Vidéo: Moving Through Time and Space
Reading: "The Odour of Chrysanthemums" by D.H. Lawrence
Vidéo: Nothing Can Happen Nowhere
Vidéo: Shop Talk with Brando Skyhorse
Reading: A Note on Assignments
Vidéo: Feedback Expectations for the Specialization
Vidéo: Assignment Overview: Slow-Motion Moment
Reading: Promo Codes

Noté: Slow Motion Moment

SEMAINE 2

If You Build It, They Will Come

Pack your fiction with "vitamin-rich" detail. Looking at the work of both masters and students, we will discuss how funny, meaningful, and powerful details can be.

4 vidéos, 3 lectures

Vidéo: "Things That Suck"
Reading: Text of "How to Write About Africa" by Binyavanga Wainaina
Reading: "How to Become a Writer" by Lorrie Moore
Reading: "Forever Overhead" by David Foster Wallace
Vidéo: Shop Talk with Salvatore Scibona
Vidéo: Assignment Overview: Habitual Ritual

Noté: Habitual Ritual

SEMAINE 3

Credibility and Research

Create settings both familiar and unfamiliar to you, while avoiding common missteps. You will be guided through several meditation exercises as you practice "imaginative research".

4 vidéos

Vidéo: Meditation Exercise
Vidéo: Shop Talk with Amy Bloom
Vidéo: Assignment Overview: Strange Lands

Noté: Strange Lands

SEMAINE 4

Realities

Setting and description works in realist and non-realist fiction, as well as across literary genres. Consider how to write about your own "primal landscape".

4 vidéos

Vidéo: What Is Genre? (including Shop Talk with Amy Bloom on Noir Fiction)
Vidéo: Visiting Writer: Historical Fiction with Valerie Martin
Vidéo: Assignment Overview: Primal Landscapes

Noté: Primal Landscapes

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Wesleyan University

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Notation et examens

Note moyenne 4.7 sur 5 sur 639 notes

Thanks Amity,

For making me realize to use and bring all of my five senses even the sixth one alive in the writing... hopefully it will all come alive

Rgds,

Nev.

The course emphasizes the importance of believable writing. Choices in narrative voice are studied to describe scenes and characters with research to flush out what has happened, who is present, where and what is anticipated in a story. Good course.

I’ve enjoyed this course the most so far (having completed Craft of Plot and Character), perhaps it’s due to a general improvement in my writing through the skills I’ve alredy gained, but I really felt these particular modules were very good and really challenged my imagination. A great course from Amity Gaige who does an excellent job in helping to develop your techniques in setting and description.