Online Class
Write a Great Beginning
with Will Allison
April 2nd - 7th, 2020
Price: $75
Members* and previous Write a Great Beginning Students: $60
In Write a Great Beginning with Will Allison, you’ll spend six days learning how to craft a story opening that will make readers eager to turn the page.
Three days will be devoted to lessons, and three days will be devoted to writing. On the lesson days, you will learn from other writers’ work. On the writing days, you’ll work on your own fiction:
- Day 1: You’ll learn the “rules” of story beginnings.
- Day 2: You’ll write the beginning of a short story.
- Day 3: You’ll learn when a story should begin.
- Day 4: You’ll revise your story beginning.
- Day 5: You’ll learn about the importance of tone in story beginnings.
- Day 6: You’ll revise your story beginning again.
This class is designed for writers of all experience levels who want to write better beginnings. Though the class focuses on short stories, most of the content also applies to novels. Lessons will include tips, examples, daily assignments, and discussion threads designed to deepen your understanding of what makes an effective beginning. You will also have the chance to participate in a vibrant online writing community and to share your work with the rest of the class on our discussion board.
About Will Allison:
Before joining One Story as a contributing editor in 2011, Will Allison served as executive editor of Story and editor-at-large of Zoetrope: All-Story. He has taught creative writing at Columbia University, The Ohio State University, and elsewhere. He is the author of two novels, What You Have Left, named a notable book by the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times bestseller Long Drive Home. His stories have appeared in Glimmer Train, American Short Fiction, One Story, Zoetrope: All-Story, Shenandoah, Kenyon Review, Cincinnati Review, and elsewhere. As a freelance editor specializing in fiction and creative nonfiction, he works one-on-one with both new and established authors. For more info, please visit willallison.com.
Our online classes are designed to be safe spaces for all who participate. One Story will not tolerate hate speech, bullying, or harassment directed toward instructors or fellow students, and reserves the right to remove participants who engage in such behavior from our classes.
Member Discount: In order to qualify for our member discount, you must be a member at the time of registration. Please note that the discount is for our members only. Members commit to annual donations and receive benefits that allow them to participate in the organization in more meaningful ways. Not all One Story subscribers are members. If you’d like to find out more about becoming a member, you can do so here.
Refund Policy: One Story class payment is non-refundable after the class’s start date. For questions about the refund policy, or if you are unable to take the class after you have registered, please contact maribeth.
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