OWC 306 B — Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
Date(s): Jan 6—Mar 10
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
Grade Restriction: Letter grade only
Class Meeting Time: 12:00—1:15 pm (PT)
Tuition: $1290
Refund Deadline: Jan 8
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 15
Status: Registration opens Nov 30, 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Winter
Day: Wednesdays
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 12:00—1:15 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jan 6—Mar 10
Unit(s): 2
Tuition: $1290
Refund Deadline: Jan 8
Instructor(s): Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
Grade Restriction: Letter grade only
Enrollment Limit: 15
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Registration opens Nov 30, 8:30 am (PT)
Course Prerequisite: Students must have completed OWC 305: "Novel III." This course is not open to the public, but rather by admission only. For more information on the Writing Certificate Program and its application process, please click here.
This last core course will allow students to make sure their manuscript is in the best shape possible. The focus will be on drafting missing sections, redrafting chapters that workshops in the previous courses have shown to be problematic, performing line editing, or taking on any other activities the instructor and student feel will best advance the completion of the manuscript. Students will each create an individualized plan of action during the first week, then be placed into small groups where the instructor will facilitate the exchange of significant sections of the manuscripts in progress. Chat and bulletin boards will allow students to receive support from both the instructor and their peers on process and good work habits, and to exchange words of encouragement. The goal is for each student who chooses to take the One-on-One Tutorial to have already received feedback from several peer readers.
This last core course will allow students to make sure their manuscript is in the best shape possible. The focus will be on drafting missing sections, redrafting chapters that workshops in the previous courses have shown to be problematic, performing line editing, or taking on any other activities the instructor and student feel will best advance the completion of the manuscript. Students will each create an individualized plan of action during the first week, then be placed into small groups where the instructor will facilitate the exchange of significant sections of the manuscripts in progress. Chat and bulletin boards will allow students to receive support from both the instructor and their peers on process and good work habits, and to exchange words of encouragement. The goal is for each student who chooses to take the One-on-One Tutorial to have already received feedback from several peer readers.
WENDY NELSON TOKUNAGA
Author
Wendy Nelson Tokunaga is the author of the novels Brenda Barker’s Next Chapter, Midori by Moonlight, and Love in Translation, among others. She has also written the nonfiction book Marriage in Translation: Foreign Wife, Japanese Husband and the short story collection Postcards from Tokyo. She has worked as a technical writer, web producer, and professional Japanese karaoke singer. Tokunaga received an MFA in writing from the University of San Francisco. Textbooks for this course:
(Required) James Scott Bell, Revision and Self-Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft into a Novel That Sells, 2nd Edition (ISBN 978-1599637068)