CRWR 184 A-Z - (CP) Special TopicsSemester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Special topics related to the creative writing genres. Subjects are to be selected yearly.
Current Special Topics
CRWR 184G - Finding Your Voice
In fiction, it is said, there are only two plots—someone arrives, and someone leaves. What this means, therefore, is that voice is what makes a story unique. The voice of the writer. Your voice. Finding your voice is the most important element in writing fiction. It is what makes the story yours. In this class, we will be exploring different ways to help you find your voice: through reading, writing (of course), borrowing from writers, by trying on different personas and different perspectives, and trusting yourself enough to be brutally honest on the page.
Attention will be focused on critical reading and response to both published works and your own. Craft questions concerning narrative, style, character, and other aspects of fiction will live alongside more expansive questions concerning the boundaries and responsibilities of truth, the flexibility of form within the (and beyond) genre, and what it means to be a writer in the world. Students will be required to read and discuss each other’s works, as well as write and revise all assignments and complete one story. Each student is expected to produce a final portfolio.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
WSC 001 . May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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