Steve Almond

Good Words With Steve Almond

Steve Almond

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  • In-depth Instruction; over 99 mins
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Meet Steve and get started by burrowing into your passions. Find out how to give your character a proper obsession to create a more compelling story. Then try a writing prompt to get your juices flowing.
Discover how giving your character a proper crush can elevate your work. Learn about great literature that's centered on a real crush, and discover the importance of desire and doubt. Try a writing prompt to uncover your character's crush, and learn how to write a compelling crush when Steve Almond critiques his students' work.
Discover one of the keys to producing a publishable manuscript: creating an irresistible narrator. Find out the difference between a bad narrator and one your readers can't get enough of. Try a writing prompt, and watch Steve critique people's work, to learn how to design a narrator who charms your readers.
Discover how to create fascinating characters by having their actions drive the story; no passive characters here. Participate in a writing prompt and, through Steve's critiques of the workshop group, find out how you can create compelling characters.
Are you angry? Find out how to turn your rage into a writing tool, and use it as an engine for your story. Try a writing prompt that taps into your rage, and discover how to turn your fury into compelling writing by watching Steve Almond critique the group's rage-filled writing.
 
 
5 Lessons
1  hrs 39  mins

Description

Join bestselling author Steve Almond in a creative writing series that mimics the vibrant, communal feel of a workshop with innovative craft topics. In each episode, Steve teaches a craft lesson and also workshops one participant’s work on the spot. You’ll learn practical skills to start, fix or transform your work and get inspired along the way.

Steve Almond

Steve Almond is the critically acclaimed author of "Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country" and The New York Times bestsellers "Candyfreak" and "Against Football." His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Best American Short Stories and many other publications. Steve teaches at Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism and hosts The New York Times podcast “Dear Sugars” with Cheryl Strayed.

Steve Almond

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