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Novel Writing II

WCWP-40297

Are you ready to develop a significant portion of your novel? This workshop will bring you valuable feedback on your work, including suggestions for revision. Class discussion will focus on the structure of the novel in its entirety. Participants will submit portions of their novels to be read and discussed in class. They will explore issues of craft as they arise, drawing on their previous knowledge, experience, and suggested readings.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$525.00
Notes: Prerequisite: Writing experience equivalent to having the opening chapters of a novel underway. Active participation in critical reading and discussion is required in order to pass. Bring the first five pages of your manuscript to the first class.

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This course applies to these programs

Creative Writing

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Section ID:

188349

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

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: 4/11/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 5/26/2025
  • Early Enrollment Discount: $525 ($550 if enrolled after 3/3/2025)

Note:

This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section. <br> <b>Prerequisites for this course is Novel Writing I.

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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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