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Fiction 144: Preparing for the Novel

• Average Time Commitment per Week: 4 to 6 hours per week
  
  
• Time to Complete Course: 4 weeks
  
  
• Difficulty (1-5): 3
  
  

• Course Description: The writing exercises in this four-week course cover the eight-point arc, character and dialogue, point-of-view and style, and editing and shaping.
  
  

• Required Resources (texts, etc.): "Writing A Novel," by Nigel Watts, available at Writers' Village Bookstore or through your local bookstore.
  
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  • Lesson 1: The Eight-Point Arc
  • Lesson 2: Character and Dialogue
  • Lesson 3: View Point and Style
  • Lesson 4: Editing and Shaping

  
  

• Classroom A
• Classroom B
• Receive lessons by email

Course developed by: Bob Hembree

Facilitated by: Peer Group