Building a Firm Foundation: Crafting an Outline for a Novel Workshop w Rachel King | Sep 16 - Oct 21

Have you written and rewritten the first chapter of your novel but have trouble continuing? In this class, you will study your novel's opening pages while free-writing and daydreaming toward a detailed outline that will lead to your finished work. You’ll also have the opportunity to critique the opening pages of your classmates' novels, read the opening pages of other writers’ novels, and review the elements of fiction writing.

Teacher:

Rachel King

Time:

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8pm, Sep 16 - Oct 21

Location:

Attic Institute of Arts and Letters, 1033 SW Yamhill St., Suite 405

Total Fee:

$249.

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