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In this course you'll look at the lives of famous novelists--traditional and modern--to see how the personal intersected with the professional. You'll learn about the struggles writers faced in reality as well as the dilemmas they created to keep their readers spellbound. By examining the techniques these writers used to bring their fiction alive, you'll see how a novel really works.

This course will examine the three elements that make up the novelist's life: The Psychology, The Business, and The Practice. Novelists at all levels will share insights in daily discussions on such topics as: relating to reality to generate ideas, finding time to write, dealing with solitude, handling rejection, committing yourself for the long haul. Lectures on the current state of the publishing business and how to tap into it will be followed by an intensive daily workshop in which each student will have the opportunity to present his or her work for critique. Individual one-on-one sessions with the teacher will enable each student to discuss privately some of the issues, ideas and concerns raised in the daily discussions and lectures. This course will appeal to published, pre-published, aspiring and prospective novel writers.

The class will be five weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with one hour for lunch