C  Introduction to Novel Writing

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Term hours: 54 lecture. This course offers an intensive workshop for drafting a novel. The course focuses on theory, technique, and the practical discipline of writing a novel-length manuscript, and examines models from various genres (literary, historical fiction, detective/noir, science-fiction, fantasy, and hybrid or experimental works that challenge genre). Students discuss the techniques of storytelling and present manuscripts of one’s own work for critical discussion. (CSU)