Fiction Workshop: SOMOS Workshop: Craft of Fiction with Jeanne Lyet Gassman

SOMOS Workshop: Craft of Fiction with Jeanne Lyet Gassman

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

108 Civic Plaza Drive
Taos, NM
"Fiction begins first with a good story, but that story needs to be well-told..."
 

Writing good fiction requires precision on both a micro and macro level. Fiction begins first with a good story, but that story needs to be well-told with the effective use of language and craft. This intensive introductory workshop will examine basic principles of fictional craft, including the analysis of plot and conflict; developing complex characters; the use of setting to establish mood and subtext; writing dialogue that functions on multiple levels; and working at the sentence level to make your prose shine. All resource materials and handouts are included with the fee, but students may want to bring a notebook or laptop to take additional notes.

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Fee: $40/person; maximum 12/minimum 6 students

Register at SOMOS: somos@somostaos.org; 575-758-0081; $15 deposit a week prior to class

Jeanne Lyet Gassman is the award-winning author of the novel, BLOOD OF A STONE (Tuscany Press), which received a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award (Bronze) in the national category of religious fiction. The book was also a finalist for the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards and the 2015 Independent Author Book of the Year. Jeanne's work has been nominated for Best Small Fictions and the Pushcart Prize. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in Altarwork, Hippocampus, Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal, Literary Mama, and Barrelhouse, among many others.