Free Online Writing Summer Course Thingie-Do-Hickey

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http://www.writeaboutdragons.com/extra/2013-summer-class/

Beginning July 1 and going till September, this site will be hosting an online creative writing class featuring the recorded lectures of Brandon Sanderson. Brandon won't be participating directly (sorry folks if you were hoping to have him critique your stuff  ), but the format will be like this:

Begin outlining your story before the class begins July 1. This will help a lot. I recommend Brandon's lectures from last year on plot generation and characterization

Beginning July 1, every Monday, I'll post that week's lecture.

Optionally, throughout the week I'll post a couple "creative catalysts" you can respond to that consist of a flash fiction writing prompts focusing on a principle Brandon taught. They'll be constrained to around 250 words and are supposed to only represent 5 minutes of internal-editor-free writing to get your creative writerly muscles warmed up.

By each Thursday, you'll be expected to post a 1000 word submission to the specialized forum I have set up. I almost have it done, but suffice it to say it will look somewhat similar to Quora or Stackoverflow if you're familiar with those.

By Monday (in time for the next lecture), you should have critiqued at least 4 other students submissions.

By the end of the September (in 4 months), have have written 30,000 words, hopefully a complete novelette.

Some have asked about cost, and just like the site is now there will be no charge. I'm doing all of this for a masters degree project and the best way you can give back is by simply actively engaging in the class. And I might have one or two short surveys for you.

Does this look interesting to anyone else?

[Left]

Sure.
It's not like I actually have to work at work.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

  Given that I just finished an online writing class that I hated with the passion of ten thousand nuns, I will abstain. However, I look forward to seeing the products of your labors!

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Given that I just finished an online writing class that I hated with the passion of ten thousand nuns, I will abstain. However, I look forward to seeing the products of your labors!

Well. You know. You're welcome to crit my shit if you want. :P If I do it. Camp NaNo is from July 1st to the 30th, I think. It sort of coincides. I could do both . . .

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Sure.
It's not like I actually have to work at work.

That's the spirit. :P

[Cain]

Sad that Brandon Sanderson isn't directly doing the course - he is a really great author.

I'm interested, but I don't have a story idea to go for the 1st of July, and with my holiday, I'd be absent for at least two weeks.  So I don't know if it is feasible.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Given that I just finished an online writing class that I hated with the passion of ten thousand nuns, I will abstain. However, I look forward to seeing the products of your labors!

Well. You know. You're welcome to crit my shit if you want. :P If I do it. Camp NaNo is from July 1st to the 30th, I think. It sort of coincides. I could do both . . .

I love your writing, so I'll be happy to read whatever you produce. You're far better at fiction than I am, anyway.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Sad that Brandon Sanderson isn't directly doing the course - he is a really great author.

I'm interested, but I don't have a story idea to go for the 1st of July, and with my holiday, I'd be absent for at least two weeks.  So I don't know if it is feasible.

If nothing else you can watch the lectures. The guy putting this all together is doing it for free as a grad school thing so I'm more looking to see what happens when the crit-ing other peoples' work blows the fuck up in everyone's face. People think they can write but very few can critique effectively. It's all "OMG SO COOL. WRITE MORE." or "I don't get it."

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Given that I just finished an online writing class that I hated with the passion of ten thousand nuns, I will abstain. However, I look forward to seeing the products of your labors!

Well. You know. You're welcome to crit my shit if you want. :P If I do it. Camp NaNo is from July 1st to the 30th, I think. It sort of coincides. I could do both . . .

I love your writing, so I'll be happy to read whatever you produce. You're far better at fiction than I am, anyway.

Thank you very much. I don't think I'm better, but I appreciate you saying so. I have fewer demands on my time, so more free time to sit here and think weird shit up.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Signed up and working on a story outline.

[Suu]

I may give this a shot. There's always room for improvement, and I have plenty of things to write about. This could be motivation I need to get my next series outlined and roughed out.

[EK WAFFLR]

This looks quite good. I might just sign up.

[Cain]

Sad that Brandon Sanderson isn't directly doing the course - he is a really great author.

I'm interested, but I don't have a story idea to go for the 1st of July, and with my holiday, I'd be absent for at least two weeks.  So I don't know if it is feasible.

If nothing else you can watch the lectures. The guy putting this all together is doing it for free as a grad school thing so I'm more looking to see what happens when the crit-ing other peoples' work blows the fuck up in everyone's face. People think they can write but very few can critique effectively. It's all "OMG SO COOL. WRITE MORE." or "I don't get it."

Yeah.  Still, it's not the same.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Sad that Brandon Sanderson isn't directly doing the course - he is a really great author.

I'm interested, but I don't have a story idea to go for the 1st of July, and with my holiday, I'd be absent for at least two weeks.  So I don't know if it is feasible.

If nothing else you can watch the lectures. The guy putting this all together is doing it for free as a grad school thing so I'm more looking to see what happens when the crit-ing other peoples' work blows the fuck up in everyone's face. People think they can write but very few can critique effectively. It's all "OMG SO COOL. WRITE MORE." or "I don't get it."

Yeah.  Still, it's not the same.

True.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

First snag. My attention span vs lectures has not improved. :P But otherwise so far, so good.