(The) Writer's Mind
Spring 2023
Syllabus
Course Purpose
Course Policies
Spring 2023 M/W Schedule
M/W Unit 1: Complaint (weeks 1-5)
M/W Unit 2: Memento (weeks 6-12)
M/W Unit 3: Lyric (weeks 13-16)
Assignments
Inventory of Concerns
Complaint Narrative
Memento Project
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Network of Conversations
Recent Sketches
"Recent" Narratives: Observation
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Rationale
Success Narratives
Cause Narratives
Lyric Essay
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Superstition Lyric
Lyric: Combination Draft
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Notes: Writing Reflection 1
Notes: Writing Reflection 2
Notes: Writing Reflection 3
Cover Memo
Workshopping
Topics for Workshopping Narrative
Resources
Integrity
Mamet
McKee
Butler
Gallop
Controlling Value
Register
Writing Summary
Writing In-Scene
Culler
Narrative basics
Pathos
Robert McKee: "Structure and Meaning"