ENGL 3040

Lying to Tell a Truth: Writing Fiction

University of Missouri-St Louis · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Prerequisites: One of the following: ENGL 1030 , ENGL 2020 , ENGL 2030 , ENGL 2040 ; or consent of instructor. This course examines and provides examples of characterization, dialogue, point-of-view, distance, weight, plot, setting, and more. Students will read published short stories and discuss the idea of writing as discovery and exploration--that writers work out of curiosity and bewilderment and tell lies to arrive at a truth.

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Class #missouri_st_louis-ENGL3040Fall 2026UGRD3 credits

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