New MALAS Graduate Seminar, Fall 2022 with Professor Lashon Daley | THE WRITING OF FICTION !!!

THE WRITING OF FICTION

MALAS 600D OR ENGL 581W | PROFESSOR LASHON DALEY

Calling all cinephiles: have you ever wanted to adapt your favorite film into a novel? Or your favorite TV show into a collection of short stories? In this course, you will learn the basics of writing fiction while producing original works of fanfiction. Through a series of writing exercises and in-class workshops, you will develop skills on how to write strong characters, climactic plots, and descriptive settings. This course is not about becoming a professional creative writer. Rather, it is about learning the skills of creativity, communication, style, and voice.

We will read How to Write Mind Blowing FanFiction by Roslyn Thomas as well as participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) to help us dive more deeply into fanfiction and develop community around our writing. 

This course will help you compose a short story or a compilation of flash fiction pieces totaling an approximate count of 6,500 words based on your favorite film, TV series, or web content. Weekly reading and writing assignments, and in-class workshops will be used to practice specific composition skills.

Bio: 

Lashon Daley is the director of the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature and an assistant professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. She earned her PhD in Performance Studies with a Designated Emphasis in New Media from the University of California, Berkeley. She also holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an MA in Folklore from UC Berkeley. Her children’s book, Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, was released in February 2016.

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