CRW 4120-2 Spring 2025 - French

Because this is an advanced class, we'll brush up on the basics and then move beyond them to explore some of the subtleties of the craft. By reading, discussing, and responding in writing to works of a diverse group of published writers, we will learn to recognize literary uses of language and fictional techniques that we might then employ in our own writing. We will ask ourselves: What risks do published writers take and how we you learn from them? What risks might we take in your own fiction? How can we make our own fiction as dramatic, intense, and engaging as possible? Our goal is the creation of a community of writers who can learn from and help each other. Courage, honesty, and dedication are expected. In this class, you will compose four story starters (based on prompts I give you) and then write a complete short story using one of them. You’ll revise this short story three times over the course of the semester and participate in both small group and whole class critiques of your sto