Have you started writing a novel but feel like you’ve gotten stuck along the way? This writing course will provide practical strategies to re-energize your writing and get your project back on track, regardless of your novel’s genre or the stage of your writing. The course will help you develop your characters, shape your narrative structure, and finish your draft.
Together, we will study the essential components of successful beginnings, middles, and endings, with special attention on “hooking” your reader, maintaining momentum, and building towards a satisfying conclusion. Each session will feature prompts and writing exercises to target specific story elements and help participants learn how to “show, not tell.” We will examine narration, conflict, setting, dialogue, pacing, plots, and character arcs, and discuss ways to generate ideas, outline your novel, tackle revisions, and build a productive writing routine. In addition to studying writing and revision techniques, participants will have the opportunity to share and receive feedback on sections of their novels in progress.
New Participant: $189.00
Returning Participant: $189.00
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 6:15 to 8:15 PM
Location: Hybrid (3405 Atwater or Zoom)
Instructor: Rebecca Morris
First session: January 13 2026
Course length: 8 weeks
Degree credit: 2 credits
Maximum number of participants: 14
Please note that the Thomas More Institute does not allow participants to audit courses for free.
About the Thomas More Institute: The Thomas More Institute has been providing adults with stimulating lifelong learning opportunities in Montreal since 1945. A secular and non-profit academic institution, TMI offers an ever-evolving choice of university-level courses in the liberal arts, including discussion-based courses, lecture-style courses, writing workshops, and more. Our courses are held in small groups, offering an alternative learning environment to that of traditional university courses. You can take individual courses that interest you, or work toward a structured bachelor of arts degree or comprehensive certificate that involve additional coursework. Share Your Curiosity at TMI!
About course fees: all prices displayed include Tuition and the Administrative fee.
Leaders of another course, and anyone else wishing to register by phone, should call (514) 935-9585 to register.
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