Developing the Novel
| Course: | Developing the Novel |
| When: | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 12 – May 21 (10 Meetings) |
| Where: | UC Berkeley Extension, Room 206, 1995 University Ave. Berkeley, CA |
| Instructor: | Ericka Lutz is a short-story writer, novelist, and personal essayist who has been widely published in books, anthologies, magazines, and literary journals. She is the author of seven commercial nonfiction books. She teaches writing for the M.B.A. program at UC Berkeley and consults privately with writers about their writing and writing process. Her column "Red Diaper Dharma" appears in Literary Mama. |
| Cost: | $495 |
| More Info: | www.erickalutz.com |
| Registration: | UC Berkeley Extension |
About the Class: Designed for writers who are interested in developing ideas and characters for a novel, this course explores the craft of longer fiction and ways of meeting its creative challenges. Each session includes a lecture on craft, supported by discussion of assigned readings and exercises to unlock the potential of your ideas. You learn how to develop characters, language, voice, pace, tone, theme, and setting, and you participate in a group critique of student work. When you finish this course, you can produce sample chapters of your novel and have a plan for how to proceed.