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Write Your Own Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Story (X-19)
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Imagine, design, outline, and finish your own science fiction or fantasy short story
in this how-to high-interest writing course -- and
grow your writing skills with a dynamic, fun adventure that can
make your writing engaging and exciting!Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course for $105!
See the sidebar to the left for signup information!
Read what a student has to say about the course...
This class has been so amazing; the support and constructive criticism have been really effective in teaching me the ins and outs of writing a great story. You [Professor Brown] and Professor Davis were great teachers! Thank you for the awesome class, and God bless! - William M. (Student, Spring 2021)YOUR SPECIAL GUEST CO-TEACHER...
Multi-book author Russell Davis -- who is also the former Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America President, former Director of the Western Colorado University Creative Writing Genre Fiction program, and international speaker on science fiction and fantasy -- joins us each week to share his wealth of knowledge on craft!
RUSSELL DAVIS has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction, under at least a half-dozen pseudonyms. His writing has encompassed media tie-in work in the Transformers universe to action adventure in The Executioner series to original novels. He’s published short fiction in anthology titles like Under Cover of Darkness, Law of the Gun, and In the Shadow of Evil. In addition to his work as a writer, he has worked as an editor and book packager, and created original anthology titles ranging from westerns like Lost Trails to fantasy like Courts of the Fey.
He was the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2008–2010, and has been a member of numerous other writing organization including the Western Writers of America (WWA), Mystery Writers of America (MWA), and the Romance Writers of America (RWA).
His most recent releases are a re-issue of the four-book Jenna Solitaire series (WordFire Press), and he’s currently working on a new collection, Written in the Scars on Our Hearts, and a middle-grade novel with Fran Wilde.
Instructor: Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author EB Conroy/Erin Brown Conroy)
Course Description: Do you want to write a science fiction or fantasy short story? Then this is the course for you! With science fiction and fantasy author Erin M. Brown, learn what makes a great short story in the high-adventure genres of science fiction and fantasy! You’ll read, analyze, and discover the magic of famous short stories, while you create your own short story with all of its essential, gripping elements -- including a heart-thumping plot, memorable characters, a wild world with compelling landscape and details, and a twist that makes your reader want more. Become a writer of clear, compelling text through storytelling. Writing has never been so much fun!
©2021-2024 Homeschool Connections and Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author EB Conroy/Erin Brown Conroy). All rights reserved. This course is designed by Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author EB Conroy/Erin Brown Conroy).
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
Class 1: What Defines Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories? Famous Short Stories -- and Why They’re Famous; Outlining your Short Story -- What it Needs to Succeed; Beginning your Worldbuilding and Setting
Class 2: Refining Your Story’s Plot Points; The Different types of plots and how they can advance the story; Writing How-To’s; Your Voice, including mimicry, voice, and the challenge young writers face (and how to avoid the obvious problems)
Class 3: Refining Your Story’s Characters; Writing How-To’s; The Advantages of Jungian Archetypes and How to Handle Villains and Antiheroes
Class 4: Your Story’s Details: Crafting Amazing Worldbuilding and Details; How to Know the End of the Story
Class 5: Your Story’s Details: Crafting Dialogue; adding description and detail for vividness
Class 6: Your Story’s Twist: How to Make your Reader Love your Story
All materials are provided FREE by the instructor. Students must have the ability to turn in assignments in Microsoft Word format (either through purchasing Word or using Google Docs (free) or another format, then downloading the document into Word format before uploading it into the grading system).
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Write Your Own Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Story (X-19)
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Cherise Papa, Russell Davis
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Writing ➤ Advanced Fiction Writing & Literary Form (11 and X Series)
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High School
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Aubrey Heki, Sharon Hamric-Weis, Bonnie Donlon, Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, Donna Graziose, Daniel Massett
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May 12th, 2021 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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Special notes
Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course for $105!
See the sidebar to the left for signup information!
Total classes
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Prerequisites
HS 9-1. Suggested HS 9-2 and the HS 11-7 Short Story course.
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Homework
Written assignments are given each week. The average weekly time estimate for homework (including both brainstorming and writing time) is one to four hours, depending on the student’s abilities and commitment.
Cherise Papa
cpapa.hsc@gmail.com
About Cherise Papa
Cherise Papa, English B.S., has worked for ten years as a fiction editor helping authors create the books of their dreams.
Currently Ms. Papa is working as a managing editor and building a small press to help authors publish series in indie markets. She also volunteers at Fyrecon and is working behind the scenes at a different press to help publishers enter into new digital markets.
Her passion for story and helping writers discover that passion for themselves has driven her love for editing and teaching. Ms. Papa lives in on the Virginia coast with her husband and three young children, where they enjoy family adventures and fostering their children's creativity through the arts, music, play, and more books and board games than they can count.
You can find her live teaching the Fiction 11 series and grading the Fiction X series.
Russell Davis
writer@morningstormbooks.com
About Russell Davis
Russell Davis, MFA, has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction, under at least a half-dozen pseudonyms. His writing has encompassed media tie-in work in the Transformers universe to action-adventure in The Executioner series to original novels. He’s published short fiction in anthology titles like Under Cover of Darkness, Law of the Gun, and In the Shadow of Evil. In addition to his work as a writer, he has worked as an editor and book packager, and created original anthology titles ranging from westerns like Lost Trails to fantasy-like Courts of the Fey.
He was the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2008–2010, and has been a member of numerous other writing organizations including the Western Writers of America (WWA), Mystery Writers of America (MWA), and the Romance Writers of America (RWA).
His most recent releases are a re-issue of the four-book Jenna Solitaire series (WordFire Press), and he’s currently working on a new collection, Written in the Scars on Our Hearts, and a middle-grade novel with well-known author Fran Wilde. You can find Mr. Davis co-teaching the science fiction and fantasy short story course here at Aquinas Writing Advantage.