writing lessons from the university of iowa "how writers write fiction" mooc

They say the best way to learn something is to teach it, and I'd like to share what I learned in my University of Iowa MOOC. So, we'll go through the eight-week course with the following syllabus:

- Welcome week

- Starting with character

- Expanding on character: cast and dialogue

- Working with plot

- Using character to produce frame and arc

- Voice and setting

- Immersion in setting: description and world-building

- Embracing revision

So, we're winding down 2015, preparing for lots of holiday gatherings, and, if you're like us, buying presents for young family members. So, enjoy the last few weeks of this year, and I'll be back in January with some valuable fiction-writing tools.

Happy holidays, and I'll see you next year.