Where are You Going, Where Have You Been: How Setting Creates Story 2-Week Zoom Seminar with Scott O'Connor, Starts Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Begins Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 The class will meet weekly via Zoom on Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm Pacific Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button (lower left) to talk with us. Scott O'Connor is the author of three novels—Untouchable, Half World, and Zero Zone—as well as the short story collection A Perfect Universe: Ten Stories. Untouchable won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and Scott has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Story Prize. Their nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Paris Review. As a screenwriter, Scott has written for Universal Studios and FOX network. They are also currently serving as a judge for this year's LA Times Book Prizes. Every story happens somewhere, and that somewhere matters. Setting is a seed that generates story, reveals character, and creates meaning. In this generative workshop, we'll read and discuss powerful uses of setting and engage with sensory writing exercises, cultiv