Certificate in Novel Writing Course 1: Novel Beginnings

When
Saturday, Oct 19, '19 from 12am–11:30pm PDT
Ages
14–18 yrs old
Attendance
Drop-off: kids only
Price
$800 plus 3.95% admin fee
About

San Jose Area Writing Project's Novel Writing Certificate Program is the only program of its kind in the nation geared toward teen novelists. This program is designed to be flexible and accommodating of students with already busy schedules who wish to pursue their passion for novel writing in a community of supportive peers. Because most of the novel writing cohort’s work together occurs online, students can access course materials throughout the day at times that suit their individual schedules. However, concurrent enrollment in the fall and spring Saturday Seminar Program will be required of all writers enrolled in the program, and is included in the tuition costs of the writing certificate program. As this program is designed to nurture our most serious writers of fiction within a supportive community, this program is by application and only students who have been admitted into the program will be able to enroll in the course.

Curriculum at a Glance Fall Semester – Course 1: Novel Beginnings

In this course students will study dynamic novel launches from a variety of texts in order to analyze the skills that writers employ to craft captivating first pages. This course is all about exploration and explosive creativity in order to support students in writing stories that incite passion and spark interest. Topics of study will include crafting the ordinary world of the protagonist, what makes a scene, and effective narrative launch devices. A particular focus will be taken on the life and schedule of a writer in order to support students in creating sustainable writing habits. By the end of the course students should have a working draft of the first 15-30 pages of their novel, though many students will find that they write significantly more than this in exploring the beginnings of their stories.

Please note that the course runs online from September-November but we set up the registration page as a single event so as to simplify the registration process for customers.

Tags
writing, high school, and SJAWP
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