A Fiction Writer’s Voice — Alle teaches

ONLINE through Tacoma Community Colleges

Each writer’s voice evokes the iris patterns in their eyes: unique in dimension, power, perspective, and expression. Very few writers enter their first class, their seventh class, their umpteenth class understanding what their voice is, let alone how to find it, use it.

Voice can be learned — and improved.

In two, two-hour online sessions, one week apart, students will use discussion, exercises, example, and fun to:

• identify in their own work the “six elements of great fiction” (laid out by Tom Jenks in his book, The Poetics of Fiction — not required for this class — and taught with his permission): point of view, diction, plot, imagery characterization, theme;
• cultivate each element in order to balance them throughout their draft, hewing away unnecessary detail and fussy-sounding grammar to unveil a true voice; and
• explore and employ curated editing tips in order to further delineate what each writer wants to say, and how to say it.

Where & When:

• Wednesdays: September 23 & 30th, 2026
• Time: 6–8PM, PT
• $109
• Register here