INSTRUCTOR:MARK HABER
TIME: Four Thursdays, June 4th, June 11th, June 18th, June 25th, 6-9
PM
PRICE: Early-Bird until Saturday, May 30th: $150 for members, $180 for
non-members. After Saturday, May 30th: $180 for members, $210 for
non-members. Become a member here
[http://www.writespacehouston.org/memberships.html]. Scholarships
available here.
LOCATION: Writespace
[https://www.writespacehouston.org/directions.html] at Silver Street
Studios, 2000 Edwards #208, HOUSTON, TX 77007
LEVEL: All Levels
CAP: Limited to 15 WritersIf you want to be a writer, you need to read
like a writer. This fact—which might seem obvious—eludes people
more often than you would think. In this workshop, we will hone our
writing skills by learning how authors influence a reader through
structure and style choices, to truly understand how fine pieces of
literary fiction are crafted.
For our purposes, we will focus exclusively on literary short stories,
studying the works of contemporary masters such as Charles D'Ambrosio,
Mary Gaitskill, and Alice Munro. No genre fiction here—only authors
who dig into the rich details of the real world, proving that a writer
doesn't have to have wizards or aliens or serial killers to tell
exciting stories.
In the workshop, we will examine elements of craft that are central to
successful literary fiction, such as tone, voice, lyricism, and
character emotion. By applying this expanded knowledge to our own
writing during supportive and respectful group critique sessions, we
will learn how to write literary fiction that’s as gripping as a
good thriller—a story that makes your reader keep turning the pages,
desperate to learn how it all ends.
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