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Novel Writing: Chick Lit
Draft, workshop, and learn to publish today's most marketable fiction
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What makes a novel chick lit? Why isn't it considered literature? Or romance? (Why do these categories exist, anyway?) Does chick lit have to end in marriage? Does the main character need to buy shoes at some point? In this class, we'll be answering all these questions and more as you write your own novel -- one that stems from your particular sensibility and experience, and has your distinctive voice. Chick lit novels are intimate and informal. They can be easy to relate to, comforting, entertaining, and funny. They can also be intelligent, sad, touching and thought provoking. Chick lit is often a form of masked memoir -- veiled fictionalizations of the author's own experiences. If you're a woman with a story to tell, this class will help you get it out there. In this class, you will learn how to: Admission Requirements: Related CoursesTell me when courses like this are scheduled. • The Secrets of First-Person Writing (Video) – ONLINE
Instructor BioLynda Curnyn's Courses Chick Lit Writing Workshop – New York
Novel Writing: Chick Lit – New York (Class starts July 9)  Testimonials Lynda is encouraging and open minded and helps facilitate good chemistry between her students. Taking her class was almost like enrolling in a mini MFA program. It helped my writing enormously and has really enabled me to move my novel forward. -- Jaime Cunningham"I couldn't wait to come to Lynda's class each week! Her advice was clear and practical, her interest in our work genuine, and she kept the class interesting and fun. I came with only a vague notion for novel and now have fifty solid pages!" -- Bisanne Masoud "Lynda was a pure delight. It was like having Carrie Bradshaw as an instructor. She was extremely encouraging and balanced the class well between advice, workshopping, and in-class writing." -- Kathleen Lucadamo "Now that I've taken Lynda's class, I am seventy pages into my novel after eight weeks and really believe I can finish it." -- Jessica Rosevear "Lynda's class was perfect! The content was great and the structure was really well designed. The workshops were useful and the length of the class was just right." -- Aarti Arora "Lynda was thorough, supportive, humorous, encouraging, and totally insightful! She really went the extra mile to support me as a first time writer!" -- Kimberly Frye "Lynda is not only encouraging but her feedback is meaningful and specific. I got a lot from this class that I could not have read in a book." -- Caroline Gartner |
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