Classes at a Glance
Online classes meet over Zoom; you can take them from anywhere.
In In-person classes, everyone will meet at our physical center.
Hybrid classes are where it’s your choice whether to attend In-Person or through Zoom each class meeting. We have installed an excellent hybrid system to ensure both In-Person and Zoom students have the same great experience. The instructor will host the class in a physical Muse classroom.
All Class Times listed are Eastern Time
Art for Writers
- Writing the Ecopoetry Zine with Gabriela Igloria (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Visual Journaling Workshop with Christine Rucker (7 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
Fiction
- The Fiction Studio (Monday Evenings) with Michael Khandelwal (closed) - Hybrid
- Fiction 3: Deeper into Voice & Revision with Helen Peluso (closed) - Hybrid
- The Fiction Studio on Tuesday Nights with Lydia Netzer (closed) - Hybrid
- The Wednesday Morning Fiction Studio with Michael Krentz (closed) - Hybrid
- Destroying the Ordinary: Writing Supernatural Horror with Jason Carney (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- “Do you want to be a friendly corpse?” Writing Monsters with Amanda L. Andrei (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Fiction Fundamentals with Timothy Norton (closed) - Hybrid
- Fiction Workshop in the Morning with Alicia Dekker (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Short Story Workshop with Lydia Netzer (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- The Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop with Erin Beaty (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Romance Workshop in Morning with Wendy Higgins (4 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Dystopian Fiction: Writing about the End of the World with Amanda Marie Gipson (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Animal Fiction with Amanda Marie Gipson (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Architect Your Novel with Preslaysa Williams (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fiction 1: Learning to Write Fiction with Abi Putnam (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fiction 1: Learning to Write Fiction (Evenings) with Abi Putnam (1 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Midwestern Gothic with Susan Isaak Lolis (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Dopplegangers in Storytelling with Susan Isaak Lolis (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Writing the Murder Mystery with Evan Fleischer (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Fiction 4X4 Workshop with Cassandra Clarke (3 out of 4 seats open) - Online
- The Ticking Clock: How to Write a Thriller with John DeDakis (4 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Making Sci-Fi and Fantasy Digestible with Erin Beaty (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Fiction 2: Deeper into Character & Story (Mornings) with Abi Putnam (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fiction 2: Deeper into Character & Story (Evenings) with Abi Putnam (5 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fiction 3: Deeper into Voice & Revision (Mornings) with Abi Putnam (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fiction 3: Deeper into Voice & Revision (Evenings) with Abi Putnam (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
Game Writing
- Dungeons & Dragons & Writing - CRASH COURSE with Evan Fleischer (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Dungeons & Dragons & Writing with Evan Fleischer (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Press F To Pay Respects: Modern Multimedia Storytelling in Video Games with Caitie Van Dore (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Remind Me, What Was Your Name?: The Role of the Player in Game Narratives with Caitie Van Dore (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
General & Multi-Genre
- Draft Collab: A Workshop for Writers with a Manuscript to Finish with Nathan Kelley (closed) - Hybrid
- Start Writing, Keep Writing... Write Now with Alison Schoew (closed) - Online
- Start Writing, Keep Writing... Write Now with Shawn Girvan (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
Military/Family & Caregivers
- ASAP: Memoir Personal Essay with Libby Kurz (closed) - In-Person
Nonfiction & Memoir
- Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 2: Diving into Style and Forms (Mornings) with Shawn Girvan (closed) - Hybrid
- Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 1: The Art of Writing True Stories with James Beardsley (5 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Memoir 4X4 Workshop with Kathleen Volk Miller (1 out of 4 seats open) - Online
- Flash Nonfiction in the Morning with Tracy Rothschild Lynch (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 3: Deeper into Revision and Exploring Publication (Mornings) with Shawn Girvan (5 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Laughing Through Life: Crafting Humorous Memoirs with Shawn Girvan (5 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 2: Diving into Style and Forms with James Beardsley (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Best Christmas Ever! Writing about Family and the Holidays with Shawn Girvan (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 3: Deeper into Revision and Exploring Publication with (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
Poetry
- Writing the Ecopoetry Zine with Gabriela Igloria (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- The Monday Night Poetry Workshop with Bridget Dolan (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- The Intermediate Poetry Workshop with Suzanne Rhodes (closed) - Online
- The Poetry Studio (Tuesday Evenings) with Michael Khandelwal (2 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Walk on the Wild Side with Tom Yuill (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Animal Encounters with Ceridwen Hall (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Getting Your Chapbook Ready: A How-To Seminar with Suzanne Rhodes (1 out of 10 seats open) - Online
- The Saturday Poetry Workshop with Tina Carey (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Poetry through the Four Seasons with Ceridwen Hall (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Writing The Thing with Isabel Hoin (8 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
- Love is Paying Attention to the World: A Poetry Workshop with Luisa A. Igloria (closed) - Hybrid
- Poetry 1: Learning to Write Poetry with Isabel Hoin (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Poetry 1: Learning to Write Poetry with Gabriela Igloria (closed) - Hybrid
- Poetry 4X4 Workshop with Jorge Mendez (3 out of 4 seats open) - Online
- Rituals and Magic: Exploring Repetition in Poetic Forms” with Gabriela Igloria (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Words We Can Hear: Sound in Writing with Rocko Foltz (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Poetry 2: Exploring Poetic Forms with Isabel Hoin (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Poetry 2: Exploring Poetic Forms with Gabriela Igloria (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Poetry 3: Going Deeper with Revision & Workshop with Isabel Hoin (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Poetry 3: Going Deeper with Revision & Workshop with Gabriela Igloria (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
Screenwriting
- Screenwriting 1: The Fundamentals of Script & Story with Diane Fine (5 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Screenwriting 2: Getting Your Script on Its Feet with Matt Friedman (4 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- The Screenwriting Workshop with Diane Fine (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Crafting Comedy in Cinema with John Forte (7 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
- Screenwriting 2: Getting Your Script on Its Feet with Diane Fine (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Screenwriting 3: Refining & Pitching Your Script with Matt Friedman (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Screenwriting 3: Refining & Pitching Your Script with Diane Fine (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
Songwriting
- Songwriting Workshop with Skye Zentz (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
Writers Craft
- Understanding Story Structure with Carrie Nelson (4 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Fantastic First Pages: Writing Effective Hooks with Carrie Nelson (4 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Plotting with a Twist with Erin Beaty (4 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Visual Poetry with Tina Carey (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Destroying the Ordinary: Writing Supernatural Horror with Jason Carney (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- “Do you want to be a friendly corpse?” Writing Monsters with Amanda L. Andrei (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Lights, Camera, Write: Storytelling Strategies Inspired by Cinema with Shawn Girvan (5 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Animal Fiction with Amanda Marie Gipson (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Animal Encounters with Ceridwen Hall (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- The Hero’s Beat: A Novel Formula with Karrie Loomis (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Architect Your Novel with Preslaysa Williams (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- 26 Tips for Emerging Authors with Mari Fitz-Wynn (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Midwestern Gothic with Susan Isaak Lolis (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Dopplegangers in Storytelling with Susan Isaak Lolis (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Blueprints & Breakthroughs: A Plotter's Guide to Pantsing with Shawn Girvan (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- The Ticking Clock: How to Write a Thriller with John DeDakis (4 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Let the Words Flow! Managing Writer’s Block with John McCarthy (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- The Hero's Journey Falls in Love: Structuring A Romance Novel with Meredith Byrd (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Romance Fundamentals with Meredith Byrd (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Laughing Through Life: Crafting Humorous Memoirs with Shawn Girvan (5 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Other Worlds and How to Build Them with Cassandra Clarke (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Creating Non-Human Characters with Cassandra Clarke (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Let Your Story Shine: Avoiding Mistakes that Kill Your Prose with Erin Beaty (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Making Sci-Fi and Fantasy Digestible with Erin Beaty (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Best Christmas Ever! Writing about Family and the Holidays with Shawn Girvan (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Keep ‘Em On the Edge of Their Seats: 6 Techniques to Create Suspense in Your Story with Jean Klein (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- The Literary Art of Pulp Fiction with Jason Carney (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Words We Can Hear: Sound in Writing with Rocko Foltz (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
Writers Knowledge
- Explorations of rurality & rural voices with Amanda Marie Gipson (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- World-Building Through Language Creation with John Aguiar (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Writing into Ancestor Space with Amanda L. Andrei (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
Writers Life & Creativity
- Writing the Ecopoetry Zine with Gabriela Igloria (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Dungeons & Dragons & Writing - CRASH COURSE with Evan Fleischer (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- The Mindful Journal with Lisa Cooper (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Writing Film Reviews with James Beardsley (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Crafting Comedy in Cinema with John Forte (7 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
- Dystopian Fiction: Writing about the End of the World with Amanda Marie Gipson (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Healing through Writing with Kathleen Volk Miller (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Dungeons & Dragons & Writing with Evan Fleischer (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Poetry through the Four Seasons with Ceridwen Hall (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Sound Bath Meditation: Enhance Your Creativity with Karrie Loomis (8 out of 10 seats open) - In-Person
- Visual Journaling Workshop with Christine Rucker (7 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
- Press F To Pay Respects: Modern Multimedia Storytelling in Video Games with Caitie Van Dore (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Remind Me, What Was Your Name?: The Role of the Player in Game Narratives with Caitie Van Dore (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Writing into Ancestor Space with Amanda L. Andrei (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Writing the Murder Mystery with Evan Fleischer (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- How to call in your Muse! with Fran Ward (6 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Writing A Story That Heals The Heart: Overcoming Adversity with Regina Ann Faith (4 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Writing as a Way to Heal from Grief with John DeDakis (7 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Let the Words Flow! Managing Writer’s Block with John McCarthy (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Meditations in Writing & Creativity with Karrie Loomis (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- The Story of Your Dreams with Karrie Loomis (8 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
Writers Prof. Development
- The Ins & Outs of Traditional Publishing with Erin Beaty (4 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Writing Film Reviews with James Beardsley (7 out of 8 seats open) - Hybrid
- Getting Your Chapbook Ready: A How-To Seminar with Suzanne Rhodes (1 out of 10 seats open) - Online
- The Fundamentals of Writing a Blog with Craig Wynne (6 out of 8 seats open) - Online
- Give a Reading Like a Rock Star with April Uhrin (8 out of 8 seats open) - In-Person
Writing For Wellness
- The Mindful Journal with Lisa Cooper (8 out of 8 seats open) - Online
Youth & Teens
- Creative Writing Exploration for Teens with Jessica Grace Kelley, Rebecca Tigner, Wilhelmine Bellevue, Jeffrey Hecker, Kelsey Holden-Northerner (4 out of 12 seats open) - Hybrid
- Creative Writing Exploration for Middle School Youth with Jessica Grace Kelley, Rebecca Tigner, Kelsey Holden-Northerner, Wilhelmine Bellevue (closed) - In-Person
- Young Writers Workshop with Jessica Grace Kelley, Wilhelmine Bellevue, Kelsey Holden-Northerner (closed) - In-Person
- Writing For Games with Rebecca Tigner (closed) - In-Person
- Advanced Workshop for Upper High School & Graduated Fellows with Jessica Grace Kelley, Jeffrey Hecker (closed) - Hybrid