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Novel Writing I

WCWP-40187

The greatest challenge to writing a first novel may be deciding where to start. This course will help you write an engaging first paragraph and a draft of at least the first chapter. You may also work on an outline. You will also learn how to use the elements of fiction--characterization, setting, dialogue, perspective, and plot--to set up your story. There will be some lecture, but basically this is a seminar course, focusing on read-and-critique sessions. All students are expected to participate in discussion.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$470.00
Notes: No prerequisite. Open to writers of all levels, including writers working on revisions.

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This course applies to these programs

Creative Writing

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Section ID:

186185

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print 2nd
by Renni Browne & Dave King
ISBN / ASIN: 0060545690
Suggested

Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish: A Guidebook for the Journey 1st
by Joseph Bates
ISBN / ASIN: 9781599639215

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
  • 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025
  • Early Enrollment Discount: $470 ($495 if enrolled after 12/9/2024)

Note:

online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

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Instructor: Carolyn Wheat

Carolyn Wheat

An author of six Cass Jameson legal mysteries, an award-winning short story writer, and an experienced writing teacher

Carolyn Wheat teaches Novel Writing I, Novel Writing II, and Novel Writing III for UC San Diego Extension's Creative Writing Certificate Program.

Carolyn is an author of six Cass Jameson legal mysteries, an award-winning short story writer and an experienced writing teacher. As Artist in Residence at the University of Central Oklahoma, she taught writing at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her book, "How to Write Killer Fiction," teaches the writer to create the reader's experience in mystery and suspense fiction.

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