Our Teachers
The Muse's instructors are all working writers and published authors who have taught courses at colleges, universities, and other community organizations. Read our teachers’ biographies and see what classes they are currently teaching.
Steven Salpeter
Steven Salpeter is President of Literary and IP Development at Assemble Media. Steven represents a wide range of authors of commercial and literary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, horror, thrillers, young adult, middle grade, chapter books, narrative nonfiction, gift books, history, humor, and popular science. Steven has a particular soft spot for authors who can blend elements of these genres.
Previous Classes Taught
- A Literary Agent Reveals the Biggest Pitfalls Novel Writers Miss in Revision
- (Fall 2020)
- Create an Impression: Get Hands-On with an Agent
- (Summer 2021)
- Great First Pages
- (Winter/Spring 2021)
- Pitch Perfect: Strategies to Successfully Query, Pitch, and Talk about Your Writing to Agents
- (Fall 2020)
- Pitch Perfect: Strategies to Successfully Query, Pitch, and Talk about Your Writing to Agents
- (Summer 2021)
- Queries & Loglines
- (Winter/Spring 2021)
- Writing the High Concept Short Story
- (Fall 2021)