Keep ‘Em On the Edge of Their Seats: 6 Techniques to Create Suspense in Your Story
Virtual Class VA, United StatesKeeping your readers engaged in your play, film, story, or novel is not a technique limited to spy thrillers and who-dun-its. Every story ever told relies on an audience that…
L. Penelope Book Launch & Reading
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, August 15 at 7pm EST to hear L. Penelope read from her new book Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles, book 3)! This virtual reading will…
Getting into the Creative State of FLOW
Virtual Class VA, United StatesLearn the brain state of FLOW and how it relates to creativity. In this class you will create a mind map of your optimal creative state and what that looks…
How to Write Creatively about Mental Illness: Pop Culture vs. Science
Virtual Class VA, United StatesThis seminar is designed for writers who want to improve their understanding of mental illnesses and write creatively about them. The class begins with basic facts about different types of…
Muse Teacher Reading Series August Reading
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United Stateshttps://youtu.be/0Gsuj-Qhxj0 Join The Muse as we celebrate the work and words of our excellent teachers, in our monthly Teacher Reading Series. Live on our Facebook page: Here Or watch HERE…
Luisa A. Igloria Poet Laureate Reading
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United Stateshttps://youtu.be/IayjNr7wSyo Watch it below or on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseWritersCenter Join The Muse Writers Center and The ODU MFA in Creative Writing Program on Friday, August 21 at 7 pm EST…
Patience and Publishing: A Guide to Getting Published
Virtual Class VA, United StatesMost writers dream of publishing a book with a hard cover, amazing cover art, and their photo on the dust jacket. But how do we get there? In this seminar,…
Writing Compelling Heroes
Virtual Class VA, United StatesCreating a hero (protagonist) for a story sounds simple. This is the person we care about, root for, want to protect. But it is one thing to write a likeable…
American Reverie Book Reading with Synnika Lofton and Donnelle McGee
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United Stateshttps://youtu.be/ohIF3U0dYpA Join us tonight 7-8pm EST to hear Synnika and Donnelle read from their recently published collaborative poetry collection American Reverie. This virtual reading will be streamed here and on…
Practical Starship Design
Virtual Class VA, United StatesWhether your characters are sunjamming the solar wind or sleeping for centuries between the stars, how you present their spacecraft lends authenticity to your fictional world. In this Research for…
The Snowflake Method: Turning a Single Idea into a Novel-in One Morning
Virtual Class VA, United StatesDo you want to write a novel, but you're stuck figuring out how to start? Or maybe you already have a great synopsis--but how do you convert that into ninety-thousand…
Writing While White: How to be a Voice of Change
Virtual Class VA, United StatesWriting While White: How to be a voice of change These are confusing times to be a white writer with inclusive intentions. How do you address diversity in your work?…