Twists and mass compression

4 novembro 2026, 17:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

• Discussion: Luisa Valenzuela 'Vision Out of the Corner of One Eye'
• Tips for writing stories with twist endings
• Video clip and twist prediction: Insecure
• Discussion of text: 'Dinosaur' by Bruce Holland Rogers
• Mass compression tips for flash fiction
• My Brilliant Friend and books covers discussion
• Timed writing

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Twists and mass compression

4 novembro 2026, 13:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

• Discussion: Luisa Valenzuela 'Vision Out of the Corner of One Eye'
• Tips for writing stories with twist endings
• Video clip and twist prediction: Insecure
• Discussion of text: 'Dinosaur' by Bruce Holland Rogers
• Mass compression tips for flash fiction
• My Brilliant Friend and books covers discussion
• Timed writing

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Genre

30 outubro 2026, 17:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

• Discussion of texts: The Werewolf by Angela Carter, Horror Story by Carmen Maria Machado
• Fiction genres
• Splicing and subverting genres
• Retelling myths and fairytales
• Timed writing

• Homework: story draft for workshop

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Genre

30 outubro 2026, 13:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

• Discussion of texts: The Werewolf by Angela Carter, Horror Story by Carmen Maria Machado
• Fiction genres
• Splicing and subverting genres
• Retelling myths and fairytales
• Timed writing

• Homework: story draft for workshop

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Story 1 workshop

28 outubro 2026, 17:00 • Alexis Hannah Somerville

• Peer workshop on flash fiction stories

• Clarification of requirements for Story 1 (due next lesson)

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