featured class:

Generating Fiction with Family Dynamics

Class offered through Grub Street Center for Creative Writing.

Leo Tolstoy once wrote that all happy families are alike, but unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways. In this class we’ll examine compelling families (happy and unhappy) in literature, and use them as inspiration for beginning new fiction of our own. Along the way we’ll discuss common tropes of family dynamics and how to portray them realistically without falling into cliche (“the bumbling dad,” “overworked mom,” “type A oldest sibling,” “spoiled only child”). Students will leave class with the start of a new short story or novel, and a brainstormed list of new characters to continue working with.

Meets Saturday, May 25 |  10:30–1:30 pm EDT |  Grub Street, Boston Seaport |  $85 ($75 members) | Register at https://grubstreet.org/seminar/generating-fiction-with-family-dynamics-undefined