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Oct
10
Ghosts reflect to us both the uncanny and the all too familiar. Their terrifying power can be used to hurt or to heal in narrative. Join horror author Elizabeth Kilcoyne in exploring the spirit realm through writing, and visit it on October 27 with Marley Knockers Paranormal! Elizabeth Kilcoyne is ...
Start Date
Tuesday, October 10th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$42
Instructor

Elizabeth Kilcoyne

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
26
This class will explore the history of tropes and cliches and go over the most popular and successful examples of tropes in genre fiction. We’ll also take time to experiment with tropes of our own in a writing activity, testing a “vanilla” draft and a “reinvention” draft. Let’s improve and ...
Start Date
Thursday, October 26th
Note
One time
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Darian Bianco

Venue
Online
Nov
8
Historical fiction is the backbone of a multitude of genres and getting it right can make your book ‘set back in time’ truly sing. If you are considering a mystery set in the 1960s, romance in the 1750s, literary fiction in the era of Jane Austen, or any other book ...
Start Date
Wednesday, November 8th
Note
Meets Wednesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$84
Instructor

Tracee de Hahn

Venue
Online
Nov
9
Oftentimes, a monster in a story is a “recycled” version of one we’ve encountered before: a fresh kind of vampire, werewolf, witch, etc. Yet no matter how much time goes by, and how many monsters we meet, we seem to never get tired of them. Why is that? This course ...
Start Date
Thursday, November 9th
Note
One time
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Darian Bianco

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
27
This class will help writers wanting to explore historical subjects, whether it be for memoirs, family histories, or historical fiction. The class will cover story and story types, choosing point of view, dialogue and setting, all viewed through the lens of time. There also will be extensive discussion of goals and practical methods for historical research ...
Start Date
Monday, November 27th
Note
Meets Mondays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Tracee de Hahn & Tom Eblen

Venue
Online

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