Department of English

Wouldn’t it be great if writing were as easy as speaking? In this class, we’ll explore ways of alchemically converting everyday speech into literature. Beginning with an examination of ourselves and the words we use daily, we’ll use extensive techniques of recording and transcription in order to transform spoken words into poetry, fiction, essays, and screenplays. Diving deep into the nature of dialogue, we’ll learn to recognize, decode, decipher, and edit enunciated language in order to craft gripping works of art. This course is ideal for aspiring playwrights, novelists, screenwriters, comedians, journalists — or anyone else wishing to unlock the creative potential of everyday speech.