Week One (March 4 – 10): Words That Speak
Readings: Steering the Craft Chapters 1 & 2
Incarnations of Burned Children by David Foster Wallace
Workshop: Writing Exercises
Week Two (March 11 – 17): The Rhythm of Prose
Readings: Steering the Craft Chapters 3 & 4
Otherwise Pandemonium by Nick Hornby
Workshop: Group 1
Week Three (March 18 – 24): Actions Speak Louder Than Adverbs
Readings: Steering the Craft Chapters 5 & 6
The Babylon Library by Jorge Luis Borges
Workshop: Group 2
Week Four (March 25 – 31): Narrators (Reliable and Otherwise)
Readings: Steering the Craft Chapters 7 & 8
The Island of the Immortals by Ursula K. Le Guin
Workshop: Group 3
Week Five (April 1 – 7): Showing and Telling
Readings: Steering the Craft Chapters 9 & 10
A Buyer’s Guide to Maps of Antarctica by Catherynne Valenta
Workshop: Group 4
Revision Due: Tuesday, April 8
Workshop sessions will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm (UTC-5).
Required Texts
- Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew - Ursula K. Le Guin
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