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Exercise #30: The Novel-Shaped Story II
Antoine Wilson, C.L. Clark, Jesse Ball, Blake Snyder, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jennifer Schuessler
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Exercise #29: The First-Person Plural
Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Seth Fried, Shirley Jackson, John Gardner, Isaac Butler, Solmaz Sharif, Melissa Febos.
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Apr 1
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REFUSE TO BE DONE Launch Day! / Exercise #28: Mapping the First Draft
Jane Alison, Matthew Salesses, Blake Snyder, Philip Gerard, Ann Leckie, Alix E. Harrow, N.K. Jemisin, David Mitchell, Lance Olsen, Mark Twain, Cormac…
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Mar 8
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Exercise #27: Audience and Intent
Matthew Salesses, Claire Vaye Watkins, Octavia E. Butler, Jim Shepard, Sarah Blake, Jonathan Lethem.
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Mar 1
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Exercise #26: Not-Outlines for the Half-Known World
Robert Boswell, Rachel Yoder, Lauren Groff, Lincoln Michel, Cinderella, Game of Thrones, Jane Austen, Spider-Man, Miciah Bay Gault, Brian K. Vaughn…
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Feb 2
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Exercise #25: Seeking Joy in Superfluous Worldbuilding
Ursula K. Le Guin, Lincoln Michel, It's a Wonderful Life, Star Wars, Lauren Groff, Dana Spiotta, Rachel Yoder.
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Jan 1
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Exercise #24: Édouard Levé's Stochastic "Plots"
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Dec 1, 2021
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Exercise #24: Édouard Levé's Stochastic Anti-Plots
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Exercise #23: Making Backstory Active by Avoiding Flashbacks and Info Dumps
Laird Hunt, Mike Meginnis, Alexandra Kleeman, Mary Gaitskill
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Nov 2, 2021
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Exercise #23: Activating Backstory with Dialogue Instead of Flashbacks and Info Dumps
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