Learn critical skills to develop a powerful, unique premise for your fiction or nonfiction in this intensive workshop dedicated to the magic that makes stories work.
Create a representation wish-list that captures your unique passions and interests
Learn fundamentals including character development, conflict, and superstructure
Read published work and complete in class exercises to develop storytelling skills
Craft a detailed superstructure outline to use in the development and completion of your story
About this course:
The first fundamental challenge facing all writers, whether novice or professional, is the process of transforming your premise into a compelling, sustainable story. This intensive workshop focuses solely on the art of the story, with an emphasis on such fundamentals as character development, super-objective, rising conflict, scene work, and the all-important quest to find your story’s superstructure. Through a series of lectures, published examples, and in-class writing exercises, writers learn how to spot critical mistakes often made in the initial development of any narrative. This workshop is designed for writers with a specific story they feel passionate about telling. After the course, you have a greater understanding of what makes a story work, along with your own detailed superstructure outline to use in the development, completion, and revision of your story.
Summer 2025 Schedule
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Friday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
Enrollment limited to 12 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.
This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.
Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to August 03, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
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Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Fri Jul 25, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 1, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 8, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 15, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 22, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 29, 2025
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Contact Us
Speak to a student advisor. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
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