Course description

The central principal of this course is that by studying the techniques of creative writing, we can vastly improve our legal writing. To that end, we’ll explore a variety of literary forms – from short story to poem, TV script to graphic novel. By learning to pay closer attention to words, sentences, and paragraphs, we will cultivate both greater facility and greater confidence with language.

To become better writers, we must also become better readers, which is why we’ll divide our time between reading and writing. Course sessions will consist of readings, short craft lectures, small group discussions, writing exercises and prompts, workshops, and revisions. You should expect to read, write, and share work – and to constructively give and receive feedback. By the end of the course, you will have developed a basic understanding of narrative craft and hopefully had some fun along the way. Our primary goal will be to make your writing more precise, legible, and engaging. We’ll also develop practices for accessing and unleashing creativity and using language to think outside the box.

The course will be taught mostly in English, but students may write in German or English. No previous creative writing experience is required. After a MANDATORY INTRODUCTORY WEBEX SESSION AT 4:00PM ON APRIL 19^th (link will be sent beforehand), this course will be offered asynchronously. Note that you will be asked to coordinate with other students to complete the assigned tasks – in other words, you will not be able to perform all the assignments on your own. At the beginning of the semester, you will divide into Writing Groups of 3-5 people; you will meet on your own time to complete the group exercises (about 50% of coursework); the other 50% of coursework you can do on your own.

Please enroll in the course on Blackboard as soon as it opens up, usually a few days before the course begins.

Note: those who do not show up to the MANDATORY FIRST SESSION ON WEBEX will be deregistered from the course unless they write me at j.krumminga@fu-berlin.de by APRIL 17^th with a valid reason for not appearing.

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