Novel Structure and Plot Workshop w Jules Ohman | May 19 - June 16

Writers of fiction always wonder: Is this a novel? how should I get it started? What are the structures and building blocks? This generative workshop will help you develop and strengthen the building blocks of your novel, with a focus on structure, plot, and narrative tension. While feedback and group discussion will be built in, we will work on creating the tools you need, availing you to writing time, and building community to help you advance. What is plot? How do you create a "clock" for your novel? How do characters inform your structure? How do you revise...a novel?! Come on up and get your novel going.

Register for this workshop

Teacher:

Jules Ohman

Time:

Sundays, 11am - 1pm, May 19 - June 16, 5 weeks

Location:

Attic Institute, 1033 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 405

Total Fee:

$275.00

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The Attic Institute of Arts and Letters opposes the legitimation of bigotry, hate, and misinformation. As a studio for writers, we do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We embrace and celebrate our shared pursuit of literature and languages as essential to crossing the boundaries of difference. To that end, we seek to maintain a creative environment in which every employee, faculty member, and student feels safe, respected, and comfortable — even while acknowledging that poems, stories, and essays delve into uncomfortable subjects. We accept the workshop as a place to question ourselves and to empathize with complex identities. We understand that to know the world is to write the world. Therefore, we reaffirm our commitment to literary pursuits and shared understanding by affirming diversity and open inquiry.