OWC 304 B — Novel II: Plot and Structure
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Lauren Kate
Date(s): Apr 1—Jun 7
Class Recording Available: Yes
Tuition: $1240
Refund Deadline: Apr 4
Unit(s): 3
Enrollment Limit: 15
Status: Closed
Quarter: Spring
Unit(s): 3
Duration: 10 weeks
Date(s): Apr 1—Jun 7
Tuition: $1240
Refund Deadline: Apr 4
Instructor(s): Lauren Kate
Enrollment Limit: 15
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Closed
This course is not open to the public, but rather by admission only. For more information on the Online Writing Certificate Program and its application process, please click here.
In this course, students will focus on how to create and sustain the “long middle” of their novels, continuing their journey toward the completion of their manuscript. The long middle is the area where plot and structure of the novel are most important, because we may have lost that burst of energy that propelled our beginnings, but the end is not yet in sight. This course will teach students how to continue building suspense and intensity past the inciting incident by alternating between different subplots and points of view, to ensure modulation; and framing scenes and chapters for maximum tension, to keep readers turning pages.
In this course, students will focus on how to create and sustain the “long middle” of their novels, continuing their journey toward the completion of their manuscript. The long middle is the area where plot and structure of the novel are most important, because we may have lost that burst of energy that propelled our beginnings, but the end is not yet in sight. This course will teach students how to continue building suspense and intensity past the inciting incident by alternating between different subplots and points of view, to ensure modulation; and framing scenes and chapters for maximum tension, to keep readers turning pages.
LAUREN KATE
Author
Lauren Kate is the author of nine novels, including The Orphan’s Song, the Fallen series, the Teardrop series, and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 30 languages. The feature film Fallen was released in the US in 2017. She received an MA in creative writing from UC Davis and is a former acquiring editor at HarperCollins. Textbooks for this course:
(Required) Steven Koch, The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction (ISBN 978-0375755583)
(Required) Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here (ISBN 978-0062913494)
(Required) Sarah Langan, Good Neighbors (ISBN 978-1982144371 )
(Required) Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here (ISBN 978-0062913494)
(Required) Sarah Langan, Good Neighbors (ISBN 978-1982144371 )