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English 265/ Writing of Fiction I
Stuart Lishan
TR 3-5
5 credit hours. (though you can take the course twice for ten credit hours total and receive full credit)/ counts toward credit for the English major

English 265 is a course centered on the writing of fiction. That is, it will introduce you to the writing of made-up stories starring non-existent characters that are "true" (What is the truth of fiction, anyway? Excellent question! We'll talk about it!J). Specifically, we'll be playing at reading and writing stories and parts of stories. We’ll also be sharing our stories with one another around the metaphorical campfire that is a writer’s workshop.
Requirements: English 110. That's it. You don't have to have written fiction before. You don't even have to think that you're especially" creative" (which, I have it on good authority, is Balderdash!). You can all join in to produce a blast of meaningful work. And you certainly don't have to be averse to having fun.
Along the way, we'll play at writing exercises and games, assignments, and class discussions, all of which will help you develop working methods as writers, refine your writing, find your "writerly" voices, and tap into the wisdom and music that all too often lies locked, hiding and unbidden, inside you. One of our goals will be to create a piece of writing that is so good that you can feel confident sending it in to be considered for publication in OSUM's beloved journal of creative writing, Cornfield Review.

Texts: Steering the Craft (Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew), by Ursula K. Le Guin; The Story and Its Writer, Seventh Edition, Edited by Ann Charters; and, of course, the writing that you create.


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English 265/ Writing of Fiction I Stuart Lishan TR 3-5 5 credit hours. (though you can take the course twice for ten credit hours total and receive full credit)/ counts toward credit for the English major English 265 is a course centered on the writing of fiction. That is, it will introduce you to the writing of made-up stories starring non-existent characters that are "true" (What is the truth of fiction, anyway? Excellent question! We'll talk about it!J). Specifically, we'll be playing at reading and writing stories and parts of stories. We’ll also be sharing our stories with one another around the metaphorical campfire that is a writer’s workshop. Requirements: English 110. That's it. You don't have to have written fiction before. You don't even have to think that you're especially" creative" (which, I have it on good authority, is Balderdash!). You can all join in to produce a blast of meaningful work. And you certainly don't have to be averse to having fun. Along the way, we'll play at writing exercises and games, assignments, and class discussions, all of which will help you develop working methods as writers, refine your writing, find your "writerly" voices, and tap into the wisdom and music that all too often lies locked, hiding and unbidden, inside you. One of our goals will be to create a piece of writing that is so good that you can feel confident sending it in to be considered for publication in OSUM's beloved journal of creative writing, Cornfield Review. Texts: Steering the Craft (Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew), by Ursula K. Le Guin; The Story and Its Writer, Seventh Edition, Edited by Ann Charters; and, of course, the writing that you create.

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