The Novel Bootcamp Series: Writing a novel or memoir can feel overwhelming, but through the Novel Bootcamp series you can get a handle on all aspects of creating a book-length manuscript. Each four-week part of the series focuses on a particular area of craft and creativity. You can take the Bootcamp parts in any order. No matter where you are in the writing process, from developing the scaffolding for a book to improving a completed draft, Novel Bootcamp is for you.
Part III: World—Our characters don’t live in a vacuum, with no jobs, no landscape beyond the confines of their homes, no sense of the time period or history or community or planet they inhabit. In this class, we’ll explore our books’ worlds, from the scent of the air to the grid of the streets, from the politics to the art. Each layer of richness we discover will open possibilities for the meaning and metaphor necessary to give our novels the depth and richness they require.
