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Guided Discussion: How to Write a Quality Short Story   

We all like to read a nice story and immerse ourselves in a plot that stimulates our senses, takes us on a journey, and solicits our empathy, laughter, or revolt. What if we put ourselves on the “other” side of the page? What if we took our pens or keyboards to free our thoughts and develop our creativity to help us experience our emotions? Yes, writing helps to project oneself. By writing down our dreams, desires, longings, and humor (even our irony), we can break down our barriers and liberate ourselves. This workshop offers an introduction to writing short stories. In four sessions, we will examine the principles of writing short texts and compose our own short texts, some of which will be voluntarily shared with the other participants and critiqued compassionately. This program is being presented as a guided discussion with limited enrollment to foster interactive participation.

Week 1. Principles of writing a short story and writing exercise
on conciseness and plot construction.
Week 2. Writing exercise on the creation of characters and
setting the atmosphere of the text.
Week 3. Discussion of texts produced by the participants.
Week 4. Discussion of texts produced by the participants.

 

  • Guided Discussion: How to Write a Quality Short Story
  • Location: Boca Raton Campus

     

    Fees:
        Member: $100.00
        Non-Member: $130.00
        Price at Door/One Day Pass: $35.00
    Dates: 11/5/2024 - 11/26/2024
    Times: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Friedburg Auditorium
    Room: Room 102
    Instructor: Kettly Mars

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