What concepts are taught at fiction writing workshops?

Wow! What a question! A decent answer would take a day or two or three or four or more. A list could go on forever. Classes vary widely. Few teach everything unless they are very long and possibly expensive classes. Most emphasize one or two concepts while touching on others. But these are some of the most common cones:








Dialogue
Creating memorable characters
How to create heroes, heroines and villains that interact properly in your story
Character arcs
Flow
Story-boarding (This isn’t taught in all, maybe not even in most, but if you’re looking for a class, find one that teaches story-boarding. You won’t regret it.)
How to create tension
Plotting
Outlining
Creating a synopsis
Story arc
Description
Cliff-hangers
Point of view
How to include necessary information without boring your reader
The hero’s journey
Many specialize in a particular genre, such a romance, mystery, science fiction, adventure, and so on.