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The Writer’s Rituals with Amy Hirayama

05/20/2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
Free Class
  • Free
Explore the rituals in our own writing practices, learn from each other’s rituals, and use writing prompts to develop new rituals.

Emergent Structures: How Structure Shapes Your Story On A Macro And Micro Level With Susan J. Morris

04/27/2023 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM PT
Online Class
  • $75.00  -  Supporting Tuition
  • $55.00  -  Helping Hands
Delve beyond Save the Cat to explore different structures—not just of plot, but of every aspect of your story, from scenes to character arcs.

Burnout 101: Beyond Exhaustion and Overwork With Raffael Boccamazzo, PsyD

04/19/2023 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM PT
Free Class
  • Free
This 1-hour webinar will provide a foundational definition of burnout, as well as articulate contributing factors and strategies for managing burnout.

How to Write Emotionally Engaging Characters in Short Fiction with A. T. Greenblatt

04/15/2023 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM PT
Online Class
  • $55.00  -  Helping Hands Tuition
  • $75.00  -  Supporting Tuition
Tools to bring characters to life quickly and effectively in a short story

Writing for Television Q&A with Laurie Penny

04/15/2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Panel
  • $100.00
Join us for this 90-minute interactive session with Laurie Penny to discuss the ins and outs of writing for television.

S2: Weirdcraft: Writing Horror, Gothic, and the Literary Strange with Ian Muneshwar

04/04/2023 05:00 PM - 05/30/2023 07:00 PM PT
Online Workshop
  • $275.00  -  Supporting Tuition
  • $205.00  -  Helping Hands
This five-session workshop, aimed at beginning and intermediate writers who've already produced at least one draft of a horror story, will provide students with actionable feedback on their own fiction while broadening their understanding of craft-based approaches to writing horror.

Who Are You As A Writer? Identifying Your Narrative Building Blocks With Susan J. Morris

03/30/2023 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM PT
Free Class
  • Free
In this 1-hour webinar, learn to identify your core strengths, themes, narrative building blocks, and values, and how to use them to generate new ideas that play to your strengths.

S1: Weirdcraft: Writing Horror, Gothic, and the Literary Strange with Ian Muneshwar

03/28/2023 05:00 PM - 05/23/2023 07:00 PM PT
Online Workshop
  • $275.00  -  Supporting Tuition
  • $205.00  -  Helping Hands
This five-session workshop, aimed at beginning and intermediate writers who've already produced at least one draft of a horror story, will provide students with actionable feedback on their own fiction while broadening their understanding of craft-based approaches to writing horror.

The Friend, The Lover, and The Enemy: Mastering Key Relationship Arcs with Piper J. Drake

03/04/2023 10:00 AM - 03/18/2023 11:30 AM PT
Online Class
  • $130.00  -  Supporting Tuition
  • $100.00  -  Helping Hands
Explore the relationships between principal characters and how those relationship arcs can be developed into dynamic and evolving connections to engage readers and drive the plot forward.

Cross-Examining Your Character With Henry Lien

01/21/2023 10:00 AM - 01/28/2023 01:00 PM PT
Online Workshop
  • $130.00  -  Supporting Tuition
  • $100.00  -  Helping Hands Tuition
Use courtroom interrogation techniques to get to the heart of your character.