Retro Wellness & Writing
Retro means relating to or returning to a time when health was part of daily life. As a Gen Xer, I remember when life felt simpler. Retro Wellness reminds us…
Read MoreSacred Circles & Socrates Workshop
Participants will delve into the sacred understanding of circles and their connection to daily life. Following a brief overview of Socrates, they will discover how the art of questioning can…
Read MoreLet Comedy Be Your Writing Accountability Partner
Laughter is the best medicine—and it might be the best cure for writer’s block. In this single session workshop, we’ll watch hilarious sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Mr.…
Read MoreWrite Like An Egyptian
Was ancient Egypt the first culture to develop true writing? Were hieroglyphs simply pictographs, or could they encode more sophisticated meanings? Who created and used them—and why were hieroglyphs eventually…
Read MoreWriting about the Ocean and Ships
There are many fictional accounts of the sea and ships, in books, movies and video games that have emerged over the years and many or most of them get it…
Read MoreOur Interstellar Neighborhood
Whether your characters are exploring alien ruins on a tidelocked world or drifting lightyears from any star, how you present local space can provide verisimilitude for your fictional galaxy. In…
Read MoreNaval Battles in the Age of Sail
The romanticised image of ships fighting one another in the age of sail is a powerful tug on the reader’s imagination. This course gives the aspiring author a better understanding…
Read MoreHow to Burn a Witch: Moral Panics Through the Ages
This class will teach you the core elements and mechanisms of a moral panic, providing examples and clarifying historical fact from the Middle Ages to the present. You will learn…
Read MoreEditing 101
Ready to polish your manuscript and discover your unique voice? Editing 101 is your entry-point to the kind, actionable editing process every aspiring and self-published author needs. In this interactive…
Read MoreActing for Writers
This three-hour in-person class explores the power of performance from an actor’s perspective. Together, we will study scenes, practice them, and perform them, rooting each other on as we go.…
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