Calling all builders of miniature worlds! This is a workshop for story writers of any level to generate new fiction or develop on-going projects. Writing exercises cover aspects of the craft such as intensifying rising action; layering characters; composing varied voices; grounding fiction in time and place -- and distilling it all. Exercises are designed to spur writing that can either stand alone or enhance longer work in progress. To study these techniques, each week we’ll look under the hood of a contemporary story, drama, novel excerpt. Stories by workshop members are critiqued with revision in mind such that by semester’s end, everyone should have a finished piece. Enrollment is limited to 16 students.

COURSE FORMAT
This course is an interactive in-person seminar course in New York City. This course will meet once a week for 8 classes and will be held in-person at the following location: Jay Suites 3rd floor Conference Room, 369 Lexington Ave New York, NY

Weekly reading or other forms of materials may be assigned. There are no papers or grades. This course does not offer any credits or certificates. This course is intended for learning for the love of learning.

COURSE MATERIALS
This course will have all reading materials supplied by the instructor. Writing exercises are based on these works as well as on material-collecting interviews and field research.
Registrants will receive access to the course website about two weeks before the course starts.

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Registrants can cancel and receive a full refund up to March 3. After March 3, there will be no refunds issued.
Yale Alumni College courses are subject to schedule changes as well as cancellations. If Yale Alumni College must cancel any course prior to its start due to low enrollment, you will be notified of this by the cancellation date. Upon cancellation of a course, registrants may transfer their registration to another available course or have the registration fee fully refunded.

In the event of a disruption to the original course schedule, including but not limited to; Professor absence, hazardous weather conditions, or local travel restrictions, Yale Alumni College will do its best to reschedule the missed class for the week immediately following the original end date at the same course time and day.