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Learn how to wield fiction’s unruly parts using Toni Morrison’s Beloved as your guide. Anyone can learn how to write fiction well, and in this course, you will learn how to mix fiction’s ingredients like cake and make your stories work every single time.

Fiction Fundamentals: Writing with Toni Morrison’s Beloved | 4-Week Online Writing Workshop

$279.00

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Yael Valencia Aldana Tuesdays, March 4-25
8p-10p ET
5p-7p PT
7p-9p CT
4 class sessions

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Fiction is easily the most beloved genre for readers and writers, but it is often the most challenging to write. Well-done fiction includes a delicate balance of components, and if any are off, a story won’t work.

In Fiction Fundamentals: Writing with Toni Morrison’s Beloved, you will learn how to wield fiction’s unruly parts using Morrison’s masterwork as your guide. Anyone can learn how to write fiction well, and in this course, you will learn how to mix fiction’s ingredients like cake and make your stories work every single time.

Open to beginner writers.

All class meetings will be held via Zoom. The link to join your Zoom classroom will be provided on the morning of your class. Please check spam folders if you do not receive an email confirmation upon registration. For more information on how to download or use Zoom, please click here.

 

Meet Your Instructor:
Yael Valencia Aldana

Yael Valencia Aldana is a Black-Latine poet and writer. She is the author of the poetry collection Black Mestiza (University Press of Kentucky, 2025) and the chapbook Alien(s) from (Bottlecap Press 2023). She is a Pushcart Prize winner, and her work has appeared in numerous national and international publications. She is the Editor in Chief at Purple Ink Press. She is also an editor on the books Chameleon Chimera: An Anthology of Florida Poets, The Bimbo Feminist Anthology, and the upcoming El Mundo Zurdo: a Gloria Anzaldúa Anthology. She teaches creative writing in South Florida, where she lives near the ocean with her family and too many pets. You can find her online at YaelAldana.com.

 

Course Takeaways

  • How to write compelling characters your readers will love
  • How to design and execute your plot and story arc so readers can’t wait to turn the page to see what happens
  • How to set the scene and sprinkle your story with concrete details that make your story come alive
  • And finally, the essential secrets of fiction that almost no one talks about.

 

We offer full refunds for cancellation with written notice up until 7 days before your class start date. From 6 days to more than 24 hours before class begins, we offer a 25% refund. If you drop a class less than 24 hours before the class begins or after it has started, you are ineligible for a refund.