A five-week part series covering the foundations of creative writing in fiction and creative nonfiction.
Through studying published works, discussion, lecture, and generative writing assignments, you’ll learn how to identify these core craft elements and how to apply them to your own writing.
Craft elements covered include
- Character development, Dialogue, Interiority
- Demystifying & Debunking Show Don’t Tell
- Plot, Structure and Story Arc, Time, Pacing
- Tension & Stakes, Causality & Conflict
- POV, Narrative Distance, Setting, Imagery
- Entries & Exits—ways into and out of a story
Cost: $300
6 Sessions
Saturdays 11:00am-12:30pm
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 14
November 21
(Note: no class Nov 7)
All creative prose writing is based on shared core craft elements that allow writers to put together a compelling narrative for the reader. This class focuses on the fundamental elements of creative writing, as applicable to fiction or creative nonfiction. Through studying published works, discussion, lecture, and generative writing assignments, you’ll learn how to identify these core craft elements and how to apply them to your own writing.
Craft elements covered include
Character development, Dialogue, Interiority
Demystifying & Debunking Show Don’t Tell
Plot, Structure and Story Arc, Time, Pacing
Tension & Stakes, Causality & Conflict
POV, Narrative Distance, Setting, Imagery
Entry & Exit—ways into and out of a story
Appropriate for beginners to creative writing and those wanting a refresher on the fundamentals.
This class must meet a minimum registration of 5 in order to be held. Register early to ensure the class you want is held!
One full scholarship and one partial scholarship are available for this class.
Please contact us for more information.
Instructor: Star Wuerdemann
Star Wuerdemann (she/her) is the founder of OlyPages Writing Arts Studio and a writer who resides in Olympia, WA. Her short fiction is forthcoming in Bennington Review, and her nonfiction has appeared on janefriedman.com. She holds a Bachelor in English Language Arts & Literature and a Master of Acupuncture. Star was adjunct faculty at Maryland University for nine years, and has presented at Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association Conference and Tacoma Community College’s Write in the Harbor Conference. She is an alum of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and The Loft Literary Center’s Year-Long Novel Writing Program. Star has had the privilege of studying writing craft with a variety of brilliant authors including Natalie Goldberg, Rebecca Makkai, Tania James, Annie Hartnett, Garth Greenwell, and more. Learn more about Star.
This class takes place upstairs in OlyPages Studio. Learn how to find us.