For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 1, 2005 |
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Register Now - Creative Writing Late Start Classes Begin Feb. 7 (PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2005) - From Writing the Mystery Story to Writing the Romance Story, Phoenix College is drumming up an array of interest with its unique offering of late-start creative writing classes for the Spring semester. Whether a serious writer or just new to writing, the Phoenix College Creative Writing Program has a course that will fit virtually every need. See a sample of Spring late-start creative writing courses below.
The romance genre accounts for more than 50 percent of all books sold, proving that every story benefits from a love interest. This course will cover the skills of weaving characterization and plot to develop believable and compelling chemistry between characters. Considerable class time will be devoted to developing depth in character interaction and in actual writing. Both short story and novel writers will benefit from these techniques. This class is taught by Connie Flynn, award-winning author of ten romantic novels that include comedy, suspense and paranormal elements. For more information on Connie Flynn, please visit her web site at www.connieflynn.com.
Writing a Mystery Story, which debuted last Spring, will give a general history and overview of the mystery and crime story. The course will cover, in considerable depth, all the basic fictional techniques, as well as stress a lot of one-on-one work with writers. Students will produce two short stories and at least one revision. Writing a Mystery Story will be taught by a highly respected novelist and critic, James Sallis, who has published more than two dozen books. He also writes regular columns for the Boston Globe and other publications. For more information on James Sallis, please visit his web site at www.jamessallis.com.
Students will learn that suspense isn't limited to mysteries, thrillers and horror stories and why every story benefits when the outcome isn't fully predictable. This course covers the way character motivation and story conflict drive a story and explores how prose itself can add or detract from suspense. Considerable class time will be spent on actual writing and students will share their work as they go along. This class is taught by Connie Flynn, award-winning author of ten romantic novels that include comedy, suspense and paranormal elements. For more information on Connie Flynn, please visit her web site at www.connieflynn.com.
Intermediate Fiction Writing is a class for writers who are interested in refining their craft. Take your writing to the next level! Here is an opportunity to write a series of original short stories, analyze established works of fiction and revise your own short stories under the guidance of highly respected novelist and critic James Sallis, who has published more than two dozen books. He also writes regular columns for the Boston Globe and other publications. For more information on James Sallis, please visit his web site at www.jamessallis.com. Comic Book Writing (CRW
271 section 5966) Attention all comic book lovers! Do you want to work for MARVEL, DC, or IMAGE? If so, here is a course on how to write a comic book script. Turn your great X-Men, Superman, Fathom, Wonder Woman, and Hulk stories into a polished final script. Comic Book Writing will be structured as a writing workshop combined with class discussion of comic book writers such as Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis, Greg Rucka, Joe Kelly, Devin Grayson, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, and more. The focus of this course will be the study of the superhero genre to learn the techniques of scripting a 22-page comic book. For more information, please call (602) 285-7468.
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