Whether you’ve already begun work on a novel or are hoping to, this class is all about getting those words onto the page. We will attempt to churn out ten pages a week during this six-week course so that by the end, you'll have around 60 pages of a first draft! We will also discuss craft, novel-writing methods (pantsers vs. plotters) and how a beat sheet can provide structure for even the most literary of fiction. Each student will be given the opportunity to have their early pages read by me and their classmates with an emphasis on encouragement to fan the flames of your story’s sparks!
Heather Hasselle is a writer and educator in New Orleans, Louisiana. She spent two years as an editorial assistant at American Short Fiction and has attended various workshops, including the Tin House Summer Workshop in 2016 and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in 2021. She currently teaches art and writing through the non-profit programs Young Audiences of Louisiana and Community Works. She has fiction in Pithead Chapel, Nurture Literary, Joyland Magazine and The Harvard Advocate. She is at work on a novel, Dirt Don’t Hurt, based on a childhood spent at the dirt track races across the American South.
Heather is new to The Porch. Welcome!
