55-5306 Writing Popular Fiction

Course investigates a variety of fiction forms written for the popular market, including mysteries, romantic women’s fiction, and dark fantasy novels. Emphasis is on analysis of given genres and characteristics of form and general technique. Students become aware of characteristics that define a popular genre novel and how to apply those defining techniques in their works. Because most popular fiction is market-driven, course includes some discussion of marketing.

3 Credits
Requisites COREQUISITES: 55-5101 Fiction Writing I or 55-6101 Fiction Writing I or 55-5102 Fiction Writing II or 55-6102 Fiction Writing II or 55-5104 Prose Forms or 55-5105 Advanced Prose Forms or

55-5106 Fiction Writing: Advanced

or 55-6110 Thesis Development or 55-4101 Fiction Writing I or 55-1101 Fiction Writing I