| Welcome to Inklings: | |||
| We hope you enjoy our site and come back often to share your ideas. We are a Club dedicated to Fiction/Creative writing at Montgomery College, please click here to find out more about us. | |||
| Club Officers: | |||
| President: | Jennifer Rachuna | ||
| Sectetary: | Jeff Miller | ||
| Treasurer: | Kenya | ||
| Faculty Advisor: | Julie Wakeman-Linn, Professor of English | ||
| Creative Writing Courses Offered on Campus: | |||
| EN 218 Introduction to Creative Writing of Fiction (ARTD) 3Credits | |||
| A foundation course in the forms and techniques of short story writing. Special attention is given to point of view, plot, characterization, setting, and atmosphere in standard and experimental modes in the pursuit of establishing each student's style and expression. Extensive class discussion of fiction of proven merit and student writing. Designed for students who have fully mastered basic writing skills and who are literate writers but who have written little or no fiction previously. One college-level literature course or extensive previous outside reading of fiction is desirable. Assessment levels: EN 101/101A, RD 110. Three hours lecture/ discussion each week. 3 semester hours. | |||
| EN 219 Advanced Creative Writing of Fiction 3 Credits | |||
| An advanced workshop designed to raise a student's work to a professional level for eventual publication. Manuscripts are analyzed in class discussion with emphasis on the finer elements of narrative, characterization, dialogue, and pacing. Techniques of novella and novel writing are presented. The work of established mainstream and genre writers is also scrutinized to heighten awareness of various literary approaches.
PRE-REQUISITE: EN 218 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor based upon a writing sample. May not be taken concurrently with other fiction writing courses. May be repeated for credit. Three hours lecture each week. 3 semester hours. |
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