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OWC 306 D — Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness

Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Jeanne De Vita
Duration: 10 weeks
Location: Online
Date(s): Jan 6—Mar 10
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
Grade Restriction: Letter grade only
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:00 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: 5:30—7:00 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jan 6—Mar 10
Unit(s): 2
Location: Online
 
Tuition: $1290
 
Refund Deadline: Jan 8
 
Instructor(s): Jeanne De Vita
 
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.

JEANNE DE VITA
Editor and Literary Agent

Jeanne De Vita is a developmental editor, copy editor, and former acquisitions editor who teaches writing and editing courses privately and at UCLA Extension, Writers.com, and The Ripped Bodice bookstore. She received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame, where she taught in the First Year Writing Program. She is a literary manager at Martin-Newens Literary Management with a focus on fiction and select nonfiction.