New Fall Online Prose Narrative Class with Meredith Sue Willis

Fall 2019 Four-Session
Prose Narrative Class

Starts October 7, 2019--deadline to apply is now September 30 , 2019.

For the first time in several years, Meredith Sue Willis, author of 22 published books and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at NYU's School of Professional Studies, is offering a private online course for both advanced and beginning writers of prose narrative: novel, short story, memoir, and more.

This four session online writing course is asynchronous (you work whenever you like) with short lectures and readings posted at two week intervals.

Each student gets individual attention and responses for up to 40 pages of prose (approximately 10,000 words) from MSW. You can get feedback on your novel or short stories or personal narrative or memoir. There will also be starters to get you going on a new project--or restarted on an old one.

The sessions will be posted every two weeks, with work due before the next posting, two weeks later.

The Fall 2019 schedule is as follows:

• Monday, September 30, 2019 Registration ends.
• Monday October 7, Session One posted.
• Monday October 21, Session Two posted.
• Monday November 4, Session Three posted.
• Monday November 18, Session Four posted.
• Monday December 2: All work for response must be turned in by this date.

 

The fee is $200, payable in advance by personal check.

To apply, e-mail meredithsuewillis@gmail.com with a description of how you think this online class would help you. If you are accepted into the class, you will receive more details, including where to find the sessions when they are posted and a snail-mail address for payment.

Enrollment is limited. Registration ends Monday, September 30, 2019.

MSW's general web page is https://www.meredithsuewillis.com.

For more on how the class works, see Frequently Asked Questions below.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an online writing class with Meredith Sue Willis? Online Writing Classes with Meredith Sue Willis are creative writing classes taught by Meredith Sue Willis through e-mail and the Internet. The classes include short written lectures, reading assignments, writing assignments, and one-on-one responses to homework. You read the sessions online, then do your homework (or prepare selections of previously written work of your choice) and e-mail them to the teacher as attached .doc files. She the e-mails back her comments.

Who is Meredith Sue Willis?  Meredith Sue Willis is a writer and veteran teacher of writing with experience that includes everything from university level to work with small children, teens, and people in between. For information about her teaching career and her publications, see her publication page, her resumé, and her biography.

What is the format?  The classes are asynchronous: that is, everything will be done by e-mail and online. You may work whenever and wherever you choose. E-mail and Internet access are required.

What are the writing assignments like? For a sample of MSW's free sample writing exercises—not necessarily from the online writing classes—go to Writing Exercises. Many students in the online writing classes, however, choose not to do the assignments. Rather, they send in selections of their work for which they want critiques.

How much do these online writing classes cost? Adult classes cost $50 per session times the number of sessions. Thus, a four session class costs $200, payable in full, in advance, by personal check or money order. Payment must be received before you are officially enrolled in the class.

There are no cash refunds.

When does the next class begin?  The Fall 2019 class starts October 7, 2019 and ends December 2, 2019. Classes typically run in the fall, January, and/or in the summer.

What do students say about these online writing classes with Meredith Sue Willis? Read some testimonials by people who took the classes.

How do I enroll?  Enrollment is limited and will close early if the class fills. Go to information for instructions for the current class.

Additional Information

Total pages for the Fall 2019 course to be turned is a maximum of 40 or @10,000 words.

Enrollment is extremely limited as the teacher is primarily a working writer. No applications will be accepted after the closing date, and the class will close early if it fills up. You are not enrolled until payment has been received. There will be no cash refunds, and all homework must be submitted within one week of the final deadline.

There are no cash refunds.

For more information about how online classes with Meredith Sue Willis operate, see Frequently Asked Questions.Clas