LIT 311 - Creative Writing:Fiction

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

An intensive workshop in writing short stories and an exploration of the creative process. The material of the course is drawn primarily from students' own experience. The emphasis is divided between the technique of short-story writing and an analysis of the psychological difficulties faced by individual writers. Students will study the elements of fiction, analyze the stories of a contemporary writer, and apply what they learn in their own writing. They will also read work-in-progress and receive constructive suggestions from the group. Each student will be helped to conceive, write, and revise four complete short stories in the course of the semester. Visiting writers are frequently invited to sit in on a class. The class is limited in size so that every student writer's work can get full attention.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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