FICTION

Character is Fate

with Normandi Ellis

Mondays, March 19-May 14, 5:30-7:30 pm$96

When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said “character is fate,” he gave us a working definition for what makes great fiction. Here, we’ll explore fiction from the stance of character, studying and writing as we go. We will discover what makes memorable characters; define voice; examine how conflict and plot arise from character; and determine how to create complex major characters, foils, and antagonists. We’ll examine the proximity of author, narrator and character and where those edges blur or become more distinct. At the end of 8 weeks, you’ll have your story.

So You Want to Write a Book?

with Cynthia Ellingsen

Thursdays, April 12-May 3, 5:30-7:30 pm$48

You’ve always wanted to write a book, so let’s do it! A 4-week course designed to help the fledgling writer learn how to write a fiction novel and to get started on the process. Limit: 10 participants. Submissions will be juried. To be considered for the class, please submit a writing sample (up to 5 pages) to CCLL1@carnegiecenterlex.org by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 14.

2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

“Classes offered by the Carnegie Center have been the making of me as a poet. Beginning with a workshop with Tony Crunk, proceeding through a Master Class with James Baker Hall, out of which grew the Mosaic women’s poetry group, and culminating in a long series of advanced workshops with Leatha Kendrick, I have received the most valuable training of my career. All very reasonably priced.” --- Sherry Chandler

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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning is supported, in part, by the Metlife Innovative Space Awards, a grant program of Leveraging Investments in Creativity in partnership with MIT and sponsored by the Metlife Foundation in collaboration with the Ford Foundation.