Description
In this course, you will learn:
- How to own your identity, develop your voice, write about trauma with care and courage, and negotiate the publishing world.
- How to document and narrate your observations of the world, and then demand change.
Syllabus:
- Writing as a Black Feminist
- Challenging Ideas and Changing Minds
- Getting Started as a Writer
- Roxane’s Writing Process
- Roxane’s Writing Toolbox
- Research
- Self-Editing: Re-Visioning Your Work
- Consuming and Criticizing Culture
- Writing About Trauma
- Writer’s Workshop: Feedback
- Writer’s Workshop: Common Ground
- Writer’s Workshop: Finding Your Voice
- Engaging With Your Readers
- Having a Day Job
- The Business of Writing
- Finding an Agent
- Getting Published
- Becoming a Good Literary Citizen
- Moving Forward