![]() We'll also be covering the creative writing process in a way that will be generally applicable. You'll also be sharing your work as you go. We'll be covering things like character development, idea generation, plot, and more. We'll be breaking the writing process up into a series of accessible steps. The project for this course will be to write the first draft of a five to eight page short story. I'm also the author of a short story collection, The Great Frustration. My novel, The Municipalists is out now from penguin Books. I'm a recurring contributor to NPR is selected shorts, the New Yorker shouts and murmurs and McSweeney's. Welcome to my skill share course, Introduction to fiction, how to write the first draft of short story. Lectures will be followed by fun writing exercises which will help you practice the lecture material and build toward your class project.ġ.You'll learn the craft techniques necessary to come up with original characters and plot lines.This course will help you generate story ideas and give you the skills you need to get those ideas on the page.This class is for writers approaching short fiction for the first time or for more experienced writers who are looking to brush up on the basics or who are just having a hard time finishing a draft. This class will introduce you to all the basic skills you’ll need to write a draft of a short story. Creativity often gets talked about as if it’s a personality trait which can’t be taught, but in reality there are lots of simple, easy-to-approach skills you can practice in order to get better at telling the stories you want to tell. ![]() Seth Fried is a widely published short story writer and novelist, whose debut novel, The Municipalists, was recently published by Penguin Books. If you're interested in writing a short story and don't know where to start, this is the class for you.
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