Grace MacPherson is a homeschool graduate and a member of the historical first class at Luther Classical College. She holds an A.A. in Liberal Arts from Casper Community College, and is pursuing the Teacher Certification Track B.A. at Luther Classical College. She has published two novels, and has edited fiction for Kloria Publishing and non-fiction for a variety of publications. She also serves as the Marketing Director for Into Your Hands, LLC. Her writing has won national awards, and she is a regular contributor to LifeDate, the quarterly magazine of Lutherans for Life.
This preceptorial offers support for Lutheran students seeking to improve their creative writing skills.
Students will learn to structure a novel, including outlining a story, developing a story world, creating and developing fictional characters, and creating and developing multiple conflicts that support a theme. Students will then write a novella (15,000-30,000 words) or a novel (30,000+ words) over the course of the spring semester.
This preceptorial will have weekly live sessions online for forty-five minutes, with the instructor available by email throughout the week. The instructor will also offer detailed feedback on weekly writing assignments.
Preceptorial Objectives
This curriculum features many objectives, including those that follow. The student will:
• Learn to outline a story
• Learn to develop a story world
• Learn to create and develop fictional characters
• Learn to create and develop multiple conflicts that support a theme
• Learn to analyze a story to see the underlying structure
• Grow in their confidence to outline, structure, write, and edit fiction
• Offer feedback on the work of other students
• Complete either a novella (15,000-30,000 words) or a novel (30,000+ words) over the course of the
year
• Be immersed in a classically Lutheran learning dialogue
• Participate and collaborate in a liturgical model of learning
• Learn through leisure and contemplation
What Does a Live Session Look Like?
Live sessions for this preceptorial will meet once a week for approximately forty-five minutes. Students will
come to the session having already completed any assigned readings and homework from the previous class,
and having reviewed the instructor’s feedback on their writing. Class will begin with a review of last week’s
content and homework. The instructor will then introduce any new concepts, allowing time for student
questions.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Saturdays, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Eastern
Contact: grace.macpherson.rr@gmail.com
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