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
Upcoming Classes
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Generating Fiction with Family Dynamics
Meets Saturday, May 25 | 10:30–1:30 pm ET | Grub Street, Boston Seaport | $85 ($75 members) | Register at: https://grubstreet.org/seminar/generating-fiction-with-family-dynamics-undefined
Jumpstart Your Newsletter
Meets Saturday, Jun 15 | 10:30–1:30 pm ET | Meets Online | $85 ($75 members) |Register at: https://grubstreet.org/seminar/jumpstart-your-newsletter-undefined
Novelist Writing Group
Meets Thursdays, Jun 13 – Jul 25 (skips Jul 4) | 6–7:30 pm ET | meets Online | $170 ($150 members) | Register at: https://grubstreet.org/workshop/novelist-writing-group-su24-01
Advanced Revision and Submission Strategies: Fiction
Meets Tuesdays, Jun 18 – Aug 6 (Application Deadline May 20) | 6–9 pm EDT | Meets Online| $585 ($560 members) | Register at: https://grubstreet.org/workshop/advanced-revision-and-submission-strategies-fiction-su24
Zero to Submitting: Fiction
Meets Wednesdays, Jun 26 – Jul 31 | 6–9 pm ET | Grub Street Seaport Writing Center| $375 ($360 members) | Register at: https://grubstreet.org/workshop/zero-to-submitting-fiction-su24