Have you ever dreamed of getting a short story published in a magazine or perhaps even having the next great novel listed on the New York Times bestseller list? Or, maybe you just have a good story to tell?
Northeast Texas Community College and renowned author Lou Antonelli are offering Creative Writing 101 at the Downtown Center in Mount Pleasant (the old high school on Riddle Street).
Lou Antonelli?s short fiction has been published in the U.S., Canada, England, Portugal, India and Australia, and gathered up in three separate collections. He has been a finalist for multiple awards for science fiction and alternate history
He will share writing tips and techniques designed to help students become published authors themselves.
Antonelli says Creative Writing 101 relates to all forms of writing and will benefit every writer from the novice to the pro.† During the class, students will learn the building blocks for writing a short story or novel. Antonelli says every student will learn how to tap into their natural story-telling ability, and more importantly, how to set that down in print or pixels.
The practical aspects of writing will be taught ? plot, pacing, characterization and exposition ? as well as how to get your story into print.
Lou is also a journalist and Editor of the Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune. Don?t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn Creative Writing! This six-week class begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 1st.†Cost for the course is $50 for tuition.
For more information or to register for the course call 903-434-8134 or 903-855-1441 or stop by the Business Technology Building 111 on the NTCC campus or the Downtown Center.
October 23, 2014
