| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What is genre fiction? Is it something real and specific or simply a marketing category? What genres particularly interest the members of this class? | |
| 2 |
How do we recognize an individual work as belonging to a particular genre? How do we define the edges of the genres? | Laetz, Brian, and Joshua J. Johnston. "What is Fantasy?" Philosophy and Literature 32, no. 1 (2008): 161–72. |
| 3 |
The Reader Writer Contract Subgenres | The Reader Writer Contract by Chawna Schroeder |
| 4 |
Suspense, Structure, and Keeping/Telling Secrets | Sayers, Dorothy. The Nine Tailors. Mariner Books, 1966. ISBN: 9780156658997. |
| 5 |
Trope and Cliché | Jones, Diana Wynn. The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel. Firebird Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780142407226. |
| 6 |
Building the World |
Delany, Samuel R. Babel-17. Ace Books, Inc., 1966. ISBN: 9780441045914. |
| 7 |
Teaching the Rules First Piece Due |
Garrett, Randall. Too Many Magicians. Ace, 1955. ISBN: 97804418169724. This book was determined by the genre interests of the class. |
| 8–11 |
Workshops | Workshopping – The Rules of Engagement & The Mechanics (PDF) |
| 12 | Crossover and Combination | To be determined by the genre interests of the class. |
| 13 |
Crossover (cont.) Second Piece Due | |
| 14–17 |
Workshops Session 17: Third Piece Due | |
| 18–21 | Workshops | |
| 22 |
Special Topics All Final Drafts Due | |
| 23 | Life in Real World Genre Publishing | |
| 24 |
Bring Laptops Scotch Lecture |
