Creative Writing: Fiction

4.0 credits

Writing fiction is a way to stay sane and be interesting. In this class, you’ll read weird stories, write a lot, and exchange work with each other. I’ll give you stories by Joy Williams, Donald Barthelme, Lydia Davis, Edward P. Jones, and other excellent weirdos. We’ll talk about how to make interesting characters, eventful plots, and emotionally resonant moments; how to have good taste; the unimportance of literary principles; how to write when you don’t feel like it; the necessity of paying close attention to your life; and lots of other things.