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Season 39

Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing

Called the “Prophet of Dystopia,” Margaret Atwood is one of the most influential literary voices of our generation. In her first-ever online class, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale teaches how she crafts compelling stories—from historical to speculative fiction—that remain timeless and relevant. Explore Margaret’s creative process for developing ideas into novels with strong structures and nuanced characters.

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 1815167
  • Created April 7, 2019
  • Modified October 13, 2024
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Name First Aired Runtime Image
S39E01 Introduction
July 6, 2018
4
S39E02 Getting Started as a Writer
July 6, 2018
10
S39E03 Story and Plot
July 6, 2018
10
S39E04 Structuring Your Novel: Layered Narratives and Other Variations
July 6, 2018
13
S39E05 Who Tells the Story: Narrative Point of View
July 6, 2018
9
S39E06 Point of View Case Studies
July 6, 2018
8
S39E07 Bringing Characters to Life Through Detail
July 6, 2018
10
S39E08 Creating Compelling Characters
July 6, 2018
9
S39E09 Writing Through Roadblocks
July 6, 2018
10
S39E10 Crafting Dialogue
July 6, 2018
8
S39E11 Revealing the World Through Sensory Imagery
July 6, 2018
9
S39E12 Prose Style and Texture
July 6, 2018
10
S39E13 Working With Time in Fiction
July 6, 2018
9
S39E14 The Door to Your Book: The Importance of the First Five Pages
July 6, 2018
9
S39E15 Writing the Middle and Ending
July 6, 2018
10
S39E16 Revision: Seeing Your Work Anew
July 6, 2018
8
S39E17 The Novel and the Shifting Sands of Genre
July 6, 2018
5
S39E18 Speculative Fiction
July 6, 2018
13
S39E19 Speculative Fiction Case Study: The Handmaid’s Tale
July 6, 2018
15
S39E20 Research and Historical Accuracy
July 6, 2018
15
S39E21 The Writer’s Path
July 6, 2018
16
S39E22 The Business of Being a Writer
July 6, 2018
9
S39E23 Parting Words
season finale
July 6, 2018
2