Creative Writing Workshop: Voice Basics

Focuses on the basics of finding your voice and making your writing come alive. Each week will look at a different technique such as descriptive details, inner thoughts, and dialogue. This class can be used as a prerequisite for all our other creative writing workshops. Starts the first Monday of every month. Space is limited. For grades 6-12.

$125.00

Details

Requirements

Syllabus Overview

Time Expectation:

Classes have weekly assignments. All assignments will be due midnight Friday EST each week. Assignments are intended to take approximately 2-3 hours per week.

Class Objectives:

Understand and utilize descriptive details
Improve and blend inner ideas with description
Adapt time to tell a story
Create engaging dialogue
Develop and revise a short story

Class Features:

Students will have the opportunity to submit their work to a writing contest as part of the class
Students will have weekly contact with a coach who evaluates mastery and skills. Coaches also available via email all week long.
An online classroom will teach students time management and appropriate cyber behavior in a controlled environment.

All materials will be provided in the class.

Week 1: Introduction & Descriptive Details Week 2: Inner Ideas Week 3: Playing with Time & Figurative Language Week 4: Dialogue & Writing Prompts