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INSTRUCTOR: MARIAN SZCZEPANSKI / DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 1-4 PM

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      Forget all those shades of grey. This class will focus, not on erotica, but on literary sex scenes that function in various ways to propel a larger narrative. Writing good fictional sex means writing good fiction that has something to do with sex—from the bawdy bacchanal to the subtlest of verbal seductions. After all, when are characters more vulnerable and ripe for scrutiny and development than in intimate interactions?
      Class discussion will progress from Psych 101 (recovering from What-will-my-mother-think? Syndrome), to Fiction Writing 101 (how characterization, setting, dialogue, and family/personal conflict relate to love-making), to Topics in Human Sexuality (sex for first-timers, adultery, solo sex, and love in time of cholera…and other deadly conditions). As a springboard for discussion, we’ll examine short story and novel excerpts, ranging from the classics (Tolstoy and Flaubert) to such contemporary writers as Lorrie Moore, John Updike, and Charles Baxter. The class will conclude with writing exercises and include a handout/bibliography.

INSTRUCTOR:      Marian Szczepanski
DATE:                      Saturday, November 15th, 1-4 p.m.
LEVEL:                    Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
CAP:                         20
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  • About
    • Blog
    • Our Organization
    • Member Success Stories
    • People >
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Faculty >
        • Pat Baldwin
        • Andreana Binder
        • Joyce Boatright
        • Cynthia Childress
        • Cassandra Rose Clarke
        • Jessica Cole
        • Icess Fernandez Rojas
        • Mark Haber
        • Cameron Dezen Hammon
        • Angélique Jamail
        • Justin Jannise
        • Amal Kassir
        • Karleen Koen
        • Mike Kowis, Esq.
        • Kendra Preston Leonard
        • Ynes Freeman
        • Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
        • Marcell Murphy
        • Patricia Flaherty Pagan
        • Joy Preble
        • Dorian Rolston
        • Patrick Stockwell
        • Marian Szczepanski
        • ire'ne lara silva
        • Rebecca Spears
        • Catherine Vance
        • Holly Walrath
        • Charlotte Wyatt
      • 2020 Emerging Writer Fellows
      • 2019 Emerging Writer Fellows
    • Gift Certificates
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
    • Memberships
    • Membership FAQs
    • Volunteer
    • Employment
    • Join Email List
  • Workshops
    • Creative Writing
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    • Scholarships
    • Fellowships
    • Gift Certificates
  • Mentoring & Editing
    • About Mentoring & Editing
    • Editors >
      • Editor Cynthia Childress
      • Editor Cassandra Rose Clarke
      • Editor Stephanie Jaye Evans
      • Editor Kathryn Kulpa
      • Editor Sarah Townsend
  • Free Events
    • Write-Ins
    • Member Events
    • Readings & Open Mics
    • Virtual Salons
  • Writefest
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