ENG 12C - Craft of Writing Fiction: Advanced

    Recent Professors
    MARTIN NASH, STEVEN BUDD, RICHARD DRY, MICHELLE GONZALES
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Recommended Course Preparation: ENG 12B ENGL C1000
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ENG 12C
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Practice in writing fiction at an advanced level. Builds on the intermediate skills developed in English 12B by requiring a mastery of description, detail, character development, consistent point of view, and logical plotting that avoids cliche. Focus on achieving themes that create intellectual or emotional resonance. Expectation of sentence structure, grammar, and format accuracy. Develop internal and external sources for stories and novels; analysis and criticism of published short fiction and a presentation about the craft in a book-length work; analysis and criticism of peer work and individual’s own work. Requires submission for publication at the end of the semester; analysis and criticism of peer work and individual’s own work.
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:30pm–9:35pm, Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm, Thu 7:00pm–9:00pm, Wed 6:30pm–8:20pm