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The Yearlong Fiction Studio with Michele Young-Stone
Complete or revise your book-length manuscript in this intensive, 11-month fiction-writing studio. Led by critically acclaimed novelist Michele Young-Stone (Above Us Only Sky, Lost in the Beehive, and The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors), this advanced-level course is tailored for serious writers ready to take their craft to the next level. Meeting twice monthly, participants…
Creative Nonfiction and Memoir 3: Deeper into Revision and Exploring Publication
Online or at The MuseReturning members from Nonfiction 2 and new writers with advanced nonfiction workshop experience complete the final stage of the art of nonfiction muse series of classes with more advanced workshop opportunitites focusing on revision. We will also explore publication preparation and research for those writers are interested in taking that next step.
Screenwriting 2: Getting Your Script on Its Feet
Online or at The MuseYou’ve taken Screenwriting 1 and now you’re ready to test the waters with your own writing or get feedback on scripts you’ve been working on already. This course is designed as both a Workshop with group review and discussion as well as a continuation of learning screenwriting principles. We will discuss intermediate-level techniques and formatting,…
Postponed The Quantum Writer: Writing Beyond Logic, Into Possibility
Online or at The MuseIn this generative and mind-expanding workshop, we’ll explore how quantum concepts like the observer effect, entanglement, superposition, and quantum tunneling can reshape how we write characters, conflict, and transformation. We'll connect belief to perception, explore how generational trauma ripples through narrative, uncover the multiple masks a character wears at once, and discover how true breakthroughs…
The Fiction Studio
Online or at The MuseThe Fiction Studio continues with returning members and new members with professional fiction workshop experience. We will actively write and revise original short stories and chapters of novels as well as consider various aspects of the creative and professional life of the fiction writer. All members of the group will have the opportunity to submit…
The Intermediate Poetry Workshop
OnlineThe Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects and themes, and in doing so, will clarify their own voices as they actively write and revise original poems. Each workshop will include consideration of…
Nonfiction in a Flash
Online or at The MuseIn this workshop, creative nonfiction and memoir writers will explore the genre of flash creative nonfiction (between 500 and 1,000 words). We will discuss and discover the many craft elements that make flash nonfiction an engaging, experimental and exciting genre! Every session we will generate and critique our small memoir and nonfiction stories and essays…
Draft Collab: A Supportive Workshop for Writers With a Manuscript to Finish
Online or at The MuseIf you've got a draft you're working on and are looking for a hivemind of fellow writers to help steer your story in the direction you want it to go, then this workshop is for you! We'll be taking an author-first approach, giving supportive feedback that is mindful of each writer's intentions for their own…
Fiction 2: Deeper into Character & Story (Mornings)
Online or at The MuseThe fiction writing journey continues where Fiction 1 left off. Returning students and writers new to The Muse (who have fiction writing experience) will be encouraged to produce and submit original work for discussion by the group in the workshop format. In addition, participants will take a deeper look at the essential craft elements of…
Horror Workshop
OnlineReady to dive deeper into the darkness? Do you have a taste for telling chilling tales? Time to dissect the techniques that make them unforgettable. You'll craft your own spine-tingling narratives, featuring eerie settings, haunted objects, and terrifying characters. Imagine it as an evening by the campfire, where the only thing that bites is your…
Fiction 2: Deeper into Character & Story (Evenings)
Online or at The MuseThe fiction writing journey continues where Fiction 1 left off. Returning students and writers new to The Muse (who have fiction writing experience) will be encouraged to produce and submit original work for discussion by the group in the workshop format. In addition, participants will take a deeper look at the essential craft elements of…
Poetry 1: Learning to Write Poetry
Online or at The MuseWhether you’re brand new to poetry or just need a refresher on the craft of writing poems, this class will focus on the fundamentals of what makes a great poem. With a strong emphasis on how to read a poem as a writer, this class mixes both traditional and formal poetry with modern contemporary examples…