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Mapping the Unseen: Poetry, Cartography, and the Imagined City
OnlineHow do we map the unmappable? This workshop explores the intersection of poetry, essay, and cartography through Calvino’s Invisible Cities, Cerrone’s operatic adaptation, and Solnit’s Infinite Cities. Through generative writing and spatial storytelling, students will craft poetic maps, reimagining place through language and form. Using a variety of media, participants will create a final project blending…
Screenwriting Certificate Fast Track
Online or at The MuseThis 6-session intensive course is designed for seasoned Muse students who have completed numerous screenwriting classes and are ready to earn their Screenwriting Genre Certificate. Combining the foundational, intermediate, and advanced elements of Screenwriting Levels 1, 2, and 3, this program offers a comprehensive journey through the art and craft of screenwriting. Participants will revisit…
Poetry Playground
OnlineWelcome to the poetry playground, a class that invites students to explore poetry in experimental and playful ways! We will read and write poems that both wander and chase; poems that dig in the sandbox for unlikely treasures; poems that swing us higher and higher—and dare us to jump. Each week, we’ll have fun with…
It’s All About You: An Introduction to Poetry Workshop
Online or at The MusePoetry is a descriptive space. It’s for you to wonder why crying feels so good sometimes. It’s for you to describe how a child’s laughter can erase a bad day. Poetry is safety. It’s vulnerability. Poetry is about who you love, and what makes you smile. Poetry is invincibility, tragedy, beauty, strength, fragility. It’s contradiction.…
Fiction 1: Learning to Write Fiction
Online or at The MuseWe all have stories to tell, whether we’ve never written anything before, or we’re dusting off the old writing muscles and getting back in the game. This class is a foundational course to get started or begin writing fiction again. We will learn and explore all of the essential fundamentals of the craft of fiction…
Fiction 3: Deeper into Voice & Revision (Mornings)
Online or at The MuseThe level three fiction class of three
Fiction 3: Deeper into Voice & Revision (Evenings)
Online or at The MuseThe level three fiction class of three
Find Your Muse: Creative Nonfiction Exploration
Discover the art of telling true stories creatively in this workshop designed to inspire and engage. Creative nonfiction blends the factual with the imaginative, allowing you to craft compelling narratives from real-life events. Using prompts, brainstorming exercises, and inspiring readings, you’ll explore personal essays, memoirs, and other nonfiction styles. Whether you’re writing about your life,…
Memoir Fundamentals: Crafting Your Personal Narrative
OnlineEveryone has a story to tell. In this four-session class for new writers, you’ll explore the fundamentals of personal storytelling through engaging writing exercises, thought-provoking readings, and constructive discussions. You’ll learn how to develop your unique voice, refine your language, and employ literary techniques that bring your memories to life on the page. Each session…
Writing For Games
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesDive into the world of storytelling where every choice you make shapes epic adventures in video games, tabletop RPGs, D&D campaigns, board games, and even card games. Led by Rebecca Tigner of the Muse Writers center, students will discover the secrets behind crafting compelling narratives, designing captivating characters, and building immersive interactive worlds for your…
Making Memory into Story
OnlineFor nonfiction and fiction writers alike, our work often pulls from our memories. How do we recreate the sense of a moment despite not remembering every detail? In this seminar, we will discover how to recreate how someone speaks without being able to recall every word of their actual dialogue, or write a story that's…
Animal and Monster Narrators
OnlineThis workshop focuses on creating and developing animal, monster and other non-human narrators. Participants will read and discuss examples of non-human narrators from published works and strategize how to develop their own narrators through writing exercises. Whether writing literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, or other genres, this session will provide tools to explore…