Write 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 MoreMapmaking for Writers
Who doesn’t love cracking open a fantasy tome and finding a gorgeous, lavishly illustrated map of the novel’s fictional world emblazoned on the end pages? Maps and speculative fiction have…
Read MoreThe Quantum Writer: Writing Beyond Logic, Into Possibility
In 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…
Read MoreWorld-Building Through Language Creation – Parts I & II
Whether your characters are deciphering long-buried runes or interfacing with alien minds, how you present fictional languages can provide depth and complexity to your stories and worlds. In this Research…
Read MoreWorld-Building Through Language Creation – Parts I & II
Whether your characters are deciphering long-buried runes or interfacing with alien minds, how you present fictional languages can provide depth and complexity to your stories and worlds. In this Research…
Read MoreDeep History of English (Two Sessions)
In the first session of this two-part seminar, we’ll start with a look at the forgotten societies of prehistoric Europe and what can be gleaned of the languages they spoke.…
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