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Writing The Suspenseful Story (5 Wk)
Picture it: you open up the fiction page of The New Yorker and the top story is yours! Award-winning author Ben Loory has done it and in this 4-week class he'll show you how. You'll learn you how to write a clear, compelling tale in five pages or less. The secret formula? He'll share imaginative ways of creating an engaging premise, sparsely crafted descriptions for maximal effect, and techniques for staying true to the logic of your story. And the best part of all is that Ben will lead you through his airtight process straight to the a satisfying ending. By end of the class, you'll have a polished publication-ready short story as well as a solid plan for where to submit it. New Yorker font not included.
Instructor: Eric Beetner
Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 (5 Sat. afternoons)
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $325 (Includes snacks and tea)
Location: Writing Pad West (10445 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024)
About Ben Loory:
Ben Loory's fables and tales have appeared online and in print in journals of all shapes and sizes, including Gargoyle Magazine, The Antioch Review, Pank, SmokeLong Quarterly, The Collagist, Fairy Tale Review, The Rattling Wall, and Quick Fiction. They have also been translated into many languages, including Arabic, Farsi, Japanese, and Indonesian. In 2010, his story "The TV" was featured in The New Yorker, and was named a Distinguished Story of the Year in The Best American Short Stories 2011. His stories "The Duck" and "The Man and the Moose" have appeared on NPR's This American Life, while "The Book" and "The Dodo" have been heard on Selected Shorts (with "The Dodo being written on a commission from the Selected Shorts Commissioning Project). "The Book" is also a staple at WordTheatre, where it has been performed by many actors, including Marcia Gay Harden. His book "Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day" (Penguin, 2011) is now in its fifth printing. It was chosen as a selection of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program and the Starbucks Coffee Bookish Reading Club, and was named one of the 10 Best Fiction Books of the Year by the Hudson Booksellers retail chain. It also won the Nobbie Award for Best Book of the Year, given by the online arts & culture magazine TheNervousBreakdown.com. As a screenwriter, Ben Loory has worked for Jodie Foster, Alex Proyas (director of Dark City and The Crow), and Mark Johnson (Academy Award-winning producer of Rain Man). He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts from Harvard University and an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute.
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LocationWriting Pad West
10445 Wilshire Blvd, #1201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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