A Novel in November

With homage to National Novel Writing Month, join award-winning Ojibwe novelist, Marcie Rendon, for a series of three workshops to learn basic elements of writing a novel. For adult and teen writers at any stage of their career. Registration required for all three sessions. Collaborator: More Than a Single Story. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Week 1 (October 29): When, Where, and Who

This week we will spend time deciding the genre of your novel, where it will take place, and the arc of the story. We will also work with character development: Who your characters will be: the protagonist, the antagonist, and a side-kick.

Week 2 (November 5): Creating Tension

In this session we will consider our main characters’ back stories. What was the defining moment in each character’s life that made them who they are in the ‘today’ of your novel? What does each character want more than anything in the world? What are they willing to do to get it? We will also continue to develop the setting that will support and determine the action of your characters.

Week 3 (November 12): Sharing

We will spend our final session sharing what we wrote

Marcie R. Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, author, playwright, poet, and freelance writer. Also a community arts activist, Rendon supports other native artists / writers / creators to pursue their art, and is a speaker for colleges and community groups on Native issues, leadership, writing. She is an award-winning author of a fresh new murder mystery series, and also has an extensive body of fiction and nonfiction works. The creative mind behind Raving Native Theater, Rendon has also curated community created performances such as Art Is… Creative Native Resilience, featuring three Anishinaabe performance artists, which premiered on TPT (Twin Cities Public Television), June 2019.