Course curriculum
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1
Introduction to Mrs. Krichbaum & the Course
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Zoom link for Live Class
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Zoom Mondays starting Jan 3, 2022
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Week 1: Brainstorm
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Writing Process & Idea Book 2022 recording
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OPTIONAL: Idea Sheets for Short Stories
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OPTIONAL: Fables & Classic Stories in Movies/TV
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Week 2: Five Story Ideas
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Turning Lists into 5 Story Ideas—2022
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OPTIONAL: The Bible Project on Design Patterns
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Week 3: Choosing the One Story
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Focusing on One Story—2022
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Write a "Logline"
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Week 4: Focus & Story Description (+ Suggested Draft Deadline)
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Focus, Story Elements & Collecting Words--last year's video
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Week 5: Setting, Drafting a Setting Paragraph
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Focus, Setting & Drafting a Paragraph--last year's video
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OPTIONAL: The Bible Project on Setting
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MS Word Plot Outline
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RTF Plot Outline
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Week 6: Character, Shoes, Plot
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Character, Shoes & Surprise Beginnings--last year's video
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OPTIONAL: The Bible Project on Character
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OPTIONAL: Find the Adjectives
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OPTIONAL: Add Paragraph Breaks
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Week 7: Character + Overview of Rest of Semester
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Shoes, Clothes, Perspective, Mood, Plot Twists--last year's video
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Week 8 Answering Questions
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OPTIONAL: The Bible Project on Plot
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1 of 2 Confidence & Finding an Editor--last year's video
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2 of 2 Conciseness, Drawings, Chapter Titles & Using Styles in Word Processors--last year's video
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OPTIONAL: Link to Short Story Anthologies
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OPTIONAL: Paragraph about Sound
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OPTIONAL: Quote on Conciseness
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Week 9 Answering Questions
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Anthologies from Previous Years, Technical Terms, Old Words, Perspective--last year's video
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Week 10
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Give Yourself Incentives!--last year's video
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Style
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Stylistic Choices Checklist
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OPTIONAL: Links to Literary Devices Websites
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Week 11: Preparing for Peer Review
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Asking Qs of Your Peer Reviewer, Writing within Page Limits, Finding Time to Write...--last year's video
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Week 12: Dialogue
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Refining After Peer Review & Punctuating Dialogue--last year's video
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OPTIONAL: Short Story Driven by Dialogue
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Examples of Punctuating Dialogue
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Week 13: Preparing Your Manuscript
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Using MS Word or Google Docs to format + Contest Announcement--last year's video
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Preparing Your Document
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Week 14: Images, About the Author & Formatting
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Images & About the Author --last year's video
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About the Author
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Finding Images
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Formatting in MS Word & Audio Recording Secrets - April 20
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Self-Publishing
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OPTIONAL: Some Self-Publishing Printing Options
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OPTIONAL: Audiobooks
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Contest
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How to Submit Your Story
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Waiver Form
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Standards of Excellence
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