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“Introduction to Fiction Writing: A Crash Course on Craft” with James Wade

September 3, 2022 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

$59.00 – $119.00

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$59 for Members
$119 for Non-Members

All registrants will have access to the class recording for one month.

Improving your fiction writing is not unlike improving yourself. It takes discipline, honesty, and a certain amount of grace.

In this crash course on craft, we’ll explore how style, tone, setting, and voice impact your work. We’ll also give you tips and exercises to get better at each of them. We’ll dig deeper into conflict, word choice, and how to manipulate language to make it do what we want. We’ll talk about the difference in writing styles, the effect they have on readers, and how you can find your own style, or improve on the one you already have. This class is about the joy and passion of language and the beautiful things it can do.

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

  • You’re working on fiction (a novel and/or short stories) or you’re starting a new fiction project. 
  • You want to improve your fiction writing.
  • You want to learn more about craft elements.
  • You’d like your sentences to be more impactful.

The deadline to register for this class is Friday, September 2 at 5:00 PM CDT.

Instructor

James Wade lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country with his wife and daughter. He is the author of River, Sing Out, and Beasts of the Earth (winner of the 2023 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel) as well as the critically-acclaimed debut novel All Things Left Wild (winner of the MPIBA Reading the West Award for Debut Fiction, and the Spur Award for Best Historical Novel). James's work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, and his novels have been featured by publications such as PopSugar, BookBub, Deep South Magazine, and the New York Journal of Books. James is currently working on his fourth novel, Hollow Out the Dark, coming 2024 from Blackstone Publishing.

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HOW WLT CLASSES WORK:

Our classes offer a combination of lecture and practical exercises, determined by the individual instructor, on focused aspects of the craft and business of writing. Your fellow participants will come from a range of writing experience, from beginners to people with MFA degrees and published books. WLT instructors, participants, and administrators all work together to create a welcoming, supportive environment.

If you haven’t taken a class with us in recent years, feel free to email the WLT staff at wlt@writersleague.org if you’d like to discuss whether our programming is the right fit for your needs.

HOW ONLINE CLASSES WORK:

Once you register for the class, you’ll receive an email with detailed instructions no later than 48 hours before the class date. You should expect 2-2.5 hours of direct teaching and 30 minutes of Q&A (for three hours total). If you need to leave the class early or can’t attend the class on that date, all registrants will have access to the recording for one month after the class date. No microphone or camera required, just an Internet connection capable of streaming video. All online classes are hosted on Zoom. To learn more about how Zoom works, click HERE. 

Plan to log in to the online platform an hour before the class so that you can update your software or any other settings required to access the platform. (Updates usually only take a few minutes, but you don’t want to wait until the beginning of class.) Questions? Email us at wlt@writersleague.org.

Cultural Arts City of Austin

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Texas Commission on the Arts

Writers’ League of Texas classes and workshops are also funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts – Investing in a Creative Texas. For more information, go to www.arts.texas.gov.

National Endowment for the Arts

This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Mid-America Arts Alliance

This project is supported in part by the Mid-America Arts Alliance. For more information, go to www.maaa.org.

Details

Date:
September 3, 2022
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Cost:
$59.00 – $119.00
Event Categories:
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Venue

Online via Zoom