experience france 2008

bio

Melissa Ford Lucken lives in rural Michigan.  She has taught fiction and creative non-fiction writing for over fifteen years and is the author of many novels and short stories.  She has published in multiple genres under several pen names.  Her most recent release was on Amazon’s ‘Hot New Releases’ bestseller list for eleven weeks.

She is a highly regarded and experienced professor who quickly adapts to student needs and interests.
 

course description :

creative writing

The beauty and culture of France provides the perfect stimulation for a writer’s creative soul, and this course is designed to make the most of the setting and culture found in this extraordinary country.  This creative writing course offers opportunities to write and study the key elements of creative writing.  Coursework, workshops, and day trips will develop creativity and critical awareness, thus allowing students to see their work in a new perspective. Students will be encouraged to expand their study of their chosen genre as well as explore new genres.

Students will come together to form a writers’ community which will provide the opportunity to exchange ideas for development and revision and share works-in-progress for critique.  The collaborative workshopping environment will be aimed at improving each writer’s understanding of themself as a creative individual as well as strengthening each writer’s understanding their own creative work. 

Goals and objectives will be determined by individual student needs.  There are no prerequisites for this course and writers of all levels of experience are welcome.