Celebrating the Literary Witch in You
A literary generative writing class for all writers (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash-fiction), we’ll read about the writers featured in Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers by Taisia Kitaiskaia,…
Read MoreThe Nuts and Bolts of Scrivener
Scrivener is a streamlined and user friendly word processor that offers more to the writer than Microsoft Word or Mac Pages ever could. It’s designed for writing projects. You can…
Read MoreWriting About Caregiving
Caregiving can be conceptualized in many different ways. There is the caregiving that’s done for family members who are ill, elderly, and/or disabled and there’s also childcare. Caregiving is often…
Read MoreTalking Heads
Writing effective dialogue requires creating a conversation that’s direct, sounds better than people talk in real life, reveals character, and is incorporated into events that move the plot forward, all…
Read MoreWriting Compelling Heroes
Creating 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…
Read MoreProfiting from a Critique
External feedback on your work is the most important way to grow your writing skills. But many writers fear public readings and critiques, hampering their advancement and self-editing process. Join…
Read MoreCreating Narrative Clarity
This seminar will focus on second draft editing techniques to help refine and clarify narratives. This seminar will incorporate four different revision techniques aimed at refining the narrative voice, and…
Read MoreFantasy Worldbuilding
Why do so many fantasy novels take place in the same, medieval, pseudo-European setting? How can writers create unique, fully-realized environments that readers will want to get lost in? Dive…
Read MoreCreating a Sense of Place and Worldbuilding
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Read MoreWorld Building at a Glance
Welcome to world-building at a glance, where we’ll dip our toes into the world of culture creation. In this class we’ll cover when to add details, when to leave them…
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