Come write a novel during our bonus 5th period! We’ll spend September and October learning about the important aspects of novel writing, honing book ideas, and outlining. Then in November, we’ll participate in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, and try to write a novel in a month (or try to write 50,000 words of your novel during that month). If you don’t finish your novel in November, you can keep on writing until you do. In the spring, we’ll gather as a weekly writing group, sharing our writing and getting feedback from the group on novels and/or other writings (poems, essays, short fiction, etc). If interested, novel writers can spend the spring revising their novels, getting them into shape for publication.
**You can select to participate in this class during the fall semester, the spring semester, or both!**
Instructor: Jen Meyers
Instructor Bio: Jen grew up hating writing (but loving books), and was therefore thoroughly shocked when she realized that she’d somehow turned herself into a professional writer (sometimes things sneak up on you, you know?). Now the author of numerous novels and a homeschooling mom of four, she loves teaching literature and writing to teens.
Required Materials: pen or pencil; notebook or laptop/tablet for writing
TEEN DAY Ithaca 