Precapstone: Building the World of the Book: Fiction or Nonfiction

CREA E-597

Section 3

CRN 17435

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In this course, students engage in a series of structured creative writing exercises that help them to develop their narrative voices and delve deeply into their subject matter and characters: what they want and need, and how they interact with each other and the world around them. Students draft the first chapter of their capstone novel or memoir, or the first story or essay in their capstone collection (15-20 pages). Students also write a plan for their projects (5-10 pages) in which they create a roadmap for their book, bringing the storyline and key characters into focus and defining the audience for their stories.

Credits: 4

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Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Live Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate

Section Status

Cancelled

Instructor Info

Meeting Info

8/31 to 12/19

Participation Option: Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register:

Additional Time Commitments

Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.

Prerequisites

Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements. Candidates must enroll in the capstone, CREA E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one-and-only final course with the same instructor (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. See minimum technology requirements.

Tuition

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
17289 1 Online Synchronous Cancelled Aug 31 to Dec 19
17568 2 Online Synchronous Steven Almond Open T 6:00pm - 9:00pm
 Aug 31 to Dec 19
17435 3 Online Synchronous Cancelled Aug 31 to Dec 19
16990 4 Online Synchronous Katie Kohn Open M 6:30pm - 9:30pm
 Aug 31 to Dec 19
17423 5 Online Synchronous Christopher Mooney Open W 5:30pm - 8:30pm
 Aug 31 to Dec 19
17275 6 Online Synchronous Elizabeth Staudt Open Th 2:00pm - 5:00pm
 Aug 31 to Dec 19

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