Past Event
Sunday, September 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Narrative Structure
2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, 92106
Cost: $45 - $54
This course will take a closer look at how fiction writers use narrative structures to create emotional tension and suspense. We often consider Freytag’s pyramid (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) as the blueprint for constructing narratives, but by analyzing contemporary short stories and novel excerpts we can begin to see new models that might help us understand how to frame compelling narratives. Reading stories such as Tobias Wolff’s A Bullet to the Brain and Edward P. Jones’ The First Day will allow us to question what makes a powerful narrative.