Novel Writing III
WCWP-40254
This class will prepare you for the big picture review of your novel. With the use of contemporary and classic novels as examples, you will evaluate the progress on the plot arc and character development within your story. Other parts of craft will be reviewed as well, including point of view, conflict, and subplots to determine where the story as a whole is working or needs revision. For the workshop portion of the course we will focus on endings. This does not mean you have to have completed your novel, but we will begin the work to develop a last chapter, an essential way to determine what should really be in the middle. We'll explore the world of publishing and create query letters and synopses that will help you focus the revision that will give rise to your second draft.
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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.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 7/11/2025
- 1st no meeting date: 9/1/2025
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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.