WRITING LITERARY FICTION WITH ROBERT OLEN BUTLER 

Thursday, March 26
2:30 – 3:45 PM—Writer’s Craft Session
WRITING LITERARY FICTION WITH ROBERT OLEN BUTLER 
In the first half of his workshop, Robert Olen Butler will speak on the fundamentals of the creative process for fiction writers who aspire to create enduring literature.  He will address such issues as what is art; what is distinctive about the way the artist addresses the world, the inner self, and the objects to be created; and what are the essential characteristics of fiction as an art form. In the second half he will begin administering an in-class coached writing exercise. The exercise is in multiple parts and you will make an intensive line-to-line beginning in class under his prompting and will be given the remaining exercise increments to carry home to finish at your leisure. It is quite possible for a complete, fully-formed literary short story to eventually emerge. Needless to say, you must bring with you your primary mode of writing a story, be that anything from a drafting pencil and legal pad to a laptop computer.
Hotel Monteleone, Lobby Level, Royal Salon, $25 or VIP Pass.