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Class Offering: Living Inside the Short Story

Class Offering: Living Inside the Short Story

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May 26, 2023
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Hello All,

Thanks for letting me rest. I promise, I have some wonderful things in store, including a couple opportunities for community writing spaces this summer.

In a week I’ll be starting the (hopefully last??) revision on my book, which I’ve been working on since selling via proposal in 2019. That’s a long time. I’m, ready to be done, but I’m also excited to revise after hearing from some beta readers.

A Note: Folks who have yearly subscriptions to this newsletter have full access to this class, as well as discounts on all other classes I’ll be offering (more coming soon).

Living Inside the Short Story

Saturday June 17th via Zoom (11am-1pm EST)

The short story has a natural structure, often formed loosely during the first draft. The structure is a kind of dwelling which contains every word, sentence, paragraph, scene, character, and moment. Each dwelling can be wildly different: some float on clouds; others are scattered across fields and oceans, connected by the past and present of wh…

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