Class Description
As readers, we simply want to sit back and enjoy a well-told story. We usually don’t think about what’s going on ‘under the hood.’ But as writers, we need to understand how each scene operates—we need to know what’s working (so we don’t change it) and what isn’t so we can effectively revise. In this session we’ll go through 9 steps to analyzing scenes, from places where tension can be amplified, to places where pacing needs to slow in order to give the reader the best possible ‘trip.’ We’ll examine the scenes of established writers using these methods, with the goal of providing new tools that you can apply to your fiction.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.