PHOENIX COLLEGE
CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES
MY SPRING 09 SCHEDULE

Cost: $195 for a 3-credit-hour class, plus applicable fees.

To register, click here: Phoenix College Admissions. You can register on line but because of prerequisite issue I recommend phone-in registration at (602)285-7777. Telephone registration is available Monday -Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. (hours may vary during Semester breaks or Summer). They take credit card or you can ask about the tuition payment plan.

CRW272. PLANNING & STRUCTURING THE NOVEL. A Web Hybrid Blackboard three-credit class, this is Part I of a three semester series that concludes with revising your finished product. Enroll in the class if you are dedicated to finishing your novel and want guidance and support during the process. You'll learn:

How to develop engaging and believable characters and keep them consistent.
How to develop exciting plots that constantly put your characters on the spot that brings out the best and worst in them.
How to structure your action and transitional passages so they meld smoothly.and effectively tell your story.
How to develop a guiding principle from which to write your book.
How to avoid the most common beginner's writing mistakes to make your prose evocative and powerful.

This class is primarily on line, but to provide time for workshopping and comradery, You'll find the first meeting date in the schedule and subsequent dates will be determined at that meeting.

CRW272. WRITING THE NOVEL. A three credit Web Hybrid Blackboard Course, this is Part Two of the novel writing series that begins with Planning & Structuring the Novel. Students will learn how to add depth and texture to their plots, themes and characters and how to best structure the book itself. By this point students will have produced a basic novel outline and will learn how to write a working synopsis to guide them through the writing process. The orietation meeting date is published in the schedule and subsequent meetings will be determined at that time. This class is open to students who have successfully completed CRW272, but students with prior writing course credits may contact me to discuss an override. Students who have already completed the series are welcome to re-enroll to start a new project of to finish the one in progress.

If you have questions about course materials, procedures or need a waiver, contact me by email at crwpapers@cox.net

These are the links to the full range of CRW classes taught by my colleagues.
OTHER SPRING 09 CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES

Updated November 5, 2008