Writing Workshops LA: Genre Fiction Workshop

Genre Fiction Workshop: World-building, Structure, and Suspense (taught by Kate Maruyama in Glendale) IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN!

Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
April 27, 2015 to June 22, 2015 (no class May 25)

This eight-week intermediate level class is designed for writers working in genre fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and mystery. This class is open to writers drafting short stories or novels. We will look at genre texts, short stories, and novel excerpts to examine elements of genre: what works and what doesn’t and what devices are useful to take back to your own work. We will also go over practical tools of world-building, worldview, character view, consistency, rules, tension, and other elements that will fully immerse your readers in the genre experience.

There will be take home exercises to help you progress with your work and, starting week three, the class will workshop up to ten pages of each student’s work.

This class will take place in Glendale, where wine and sparkling water—and the occasional gourmet cheese—will be served.

Enrollment limit: 8 students

$390 for new students; $350 for returning students. (Payment plans available to returning students.)

If you’re interested in signing up, please email enrollment@writingworkshopsla.com.