Picture Book III

WRITING X 441.3

Stretch your skills to develop a second (or beyond!) fiction or nonfiction picture book in this advanced course for experienced writers.

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What you can learn.

Learn to revise, polish, and pursue publication for your manuscripts
Participate in instructor-led workshopping experiences that help you improve your work
Pay attention to character, plot, pace, point of view, and other craft elements in your writing
Strive to complete an entirely new manuscript by the end of the course

About this course:

This advanced-level workshop is for fiction or nonfiction picture book writers who have completed one or more picture book manuscripts and feel ready to revise, polish, and pursue publication. Students will submit their work and participate in safe, instructor-led feedback clinics. You will stretch your skills as you pay particular attention to character, plot, pace, POV, poetic devices, story beats, goals, stakes, voice, word choice, page turns, interstitials, theme, heart, dialogue, mood, space for the illustrator, performance quality, overall style, and more. The goal of this course is to complete, polish, and revise a picture book manuscript so that you are ready for querying. For the first class, each student should prepare a synopsis and/or brief outline of their manuscript.

Prerequisites

WRITING 441.1 Picture Book I and WRITING 441.2 Picture Book II