Content is Key: Editing Short Fiction

Semester and Year	SP 2013
Course Number	WRTNG-UG1546
Section	001
Instructor	Steven Rinehart
Days	Tue
Time	7:45 PM - 10:15 PM
Units	4.0
Level	U
Foundation Requirement

Description

This class explores the hard decision-making involved in fiction, and attempts to give the students tools for deciding which content belongs in a story and which needs to be put aside for later use, or discarded altogether. We look at ways to discover what the first and second drafts are about, and which parts of the story add to that idea and which detract. We also hold a traditional workshop, discussing student stories in a roundtable session.

Syllabus

WRTNG-UG1546

Course Type

Advanced Writing Courses (WRTNG-UG)