Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How Much Is Too Much: On The Power of Withholding and Restraint In Writing Often the impact in a piece of writing comes not from what you put in but what you leave out […]
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Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How to Write a Non-Fiction Novel What happens when literature gives up on fiction? What is the line that separates – or unites – the novel and the literary reportage? How can we write […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Heart First, Head Follows: Writing with Instinct and Emotion You’ve read tips about structure and plot outlines, but they didn’t feel right to you. You prefer to start stories without knowing how they will […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Writing and Housing All writing comes from a sense of place, and that place is defined by our connections to home, real and imagined. Join poet, writer and performer, Holly Pester, whose much-anticipated debut […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. The Uses of Research for Writing Fiction Join author and professor Joe Kertes on using research to create authentic, believable fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned author or an aspiring novelist, this session will illuminate […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. From Fact to Fiction – Cutting the Broadcloth of Events into the Pattern of Narrative Traditional fiction has shape, whereas life is mostly one damned thing after another. Dad’s cranky opinions, a self-published memoir, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Point of View One of the most crucial questions a writer needs to ask themselves is which point of view best suits the story they are telling. First person or third person? Just because […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Reimagining the Edit with Harriet Alida Lye The first draft of a book is the clay, and in the edit, you sculpt your material into its final form. After your first draft is complete, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Don’t Explain: Smashing Things Together in Poems One of the things poems can do is encourage us to make unusual connections. This masterclass with poet Adam Sol will focus on how we can utilize […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. From Outline to Draft Whether you outline every scene in detail, or just jot a few notes about the story’s main beats, turning an idea into a draft can be intimidating. In this class, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How to Eat an Elephant…and Other Plotting Advice. Have you thought of writing a novel but find the prospect daunting? Have you written novels and are eager to explore a more streamlined approach? Not […]
