This class is for anyone who has ever wanted to write a story, but doesn’t know where to start. What makes a good story? How does a story take shape?
In “Find your creative spark”, you’ll learn how catch ideas and develop them into the outline of your first story. This class emphasizes finding stories on your own terms, and gives you the building blocks necessary to start off on your writing journey.
By the time you’re done with this class, you will have a better knowledge of how simple fictional narratives are constructed and how to put the basic craft principles of fiction writing into practice to construct your first story.
Course takeaways:
Exercises that help you find inspiration
Tactics for using your own experiences and observations to create the kernel of a story
Approaches for creating compelling, life-like characters
An overview of simple story structure, and how to outline your first story
Materials needed:
Notecards
A notebook
Pen or pencil
This class will be held online via Google Meet. Instructions will be emailed to participants ahead of the first class.
Date and time:
Wednesday April, 6, 2022
7:00PM-9:00PM Central European Time Zone
Cost: €50
Includes a two-hour seminar, access to the Honing House question and answer platform, and a take home writing inspiration cheat sheet.
The instructor for this class is Daniel J. Cecil. Daniel’s work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Heavy Feather Review, The LA Review of Books, Barrelhouse, Miracle Monocle, and The Stranger, among many others. Daniel is the founder of Honing House. www.writerdanieljcecil.com