Townsend Creative Writing
Class and Workshop for Fiction Writers
Published Works
Notable Quotes
I want to do something splendid... Something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead... I think I shall write books.
If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write.
You write in order to change the world ... if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.
Louisa May Alcott,
Little Women, 1868
Stephan King,
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, 2000
James Baldwin,
New York Times interview, 1979
Instructor Bio
Jasmine Shea Townsend was born in Ohio in 1992. As a small child, she liked to write "novels" on construction paper and "bind" them with colorful barrettes.
Jasmine continued her education at the University of Toledo, earning a BA in English, with a concentration in creative writing, and an MA in English literature.
Currently, she is an adjunct professor at Lourdes University and has taught myriad English literature and writing classes, including Creative Writing (Siena Heights University), Introduction to Literature, and Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature.
Class and Workshop
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Pre-Class Instructional Materials
Introduction: Plot, Craft, and Style
3-7 July
Voice Class and Mini-Workshop -- "Wildwood" and "Model's Assistant"
10-15 July
Setting Class and Mini-Workshop -- "Bloodchild," "Sea Oak," and "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves"
7-22 July
Characterization Class and Mini-Workshop -- "Volar" and "I'd Love You to Want Me"
24-29 July
Workshop Your Drafts
Regarding Payment:
The class costs $15 for the month of July.
All students will be billed via PayPal invoice.
All payment is due by 1 July, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
Contact
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can email me at the following addresses: