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12-Week Fantasy Novel Writing Intensive for Teens

This 12-week fantasy intensive is ideal for teen writers hoping to dig deeply into character design, plot planning, and world-building for a novel-length project.

For our early sessions, we’ll focus on character design, discussing character-driven plotting methods and crafting compelling villains, heroes, and the communities they exist within. Our middle sessions will dive into story planning, laying out a novel-length adventure for your particular characters to embark on. World-building and craft discussions will center on creating the perfect universe and writing tactics to carry your story, with a strong focus on cohesion and flow.

Our final sessions will give ample time for writing, especially your opening scene, your turning point scenes, pivotal relational moments, and big final battles. You will leave the intensive with both the blueprints for your final novel and a selection of first-draft chapters written.

Optional in-class critique is available, as well as resources on how to give and receive supportive writing feedback.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.