Courses
Our COURSES
We offer genre-focused workshops that cover every angle of the craft modern writers need to know. Our professional workshop leaders are dedicated to helping you reach your writing goals!
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Cracking the Anthology Code: Tips and Tricks for Getting a Yes
Anthologies are a fantastic market for both new and seasoned writers, a chance to place your short work in a great home and to get your name out there. Because most have a theme and a deadline, they’re also a great way to practice writing outside your comfort zone, finishing projects on time, and submitting…
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Ad Copy for Authors
Do you wish you could write better ad copy? Angelique Fawns shares what she’s learned after almost 3 decades of creating promos for Global TV’s prime time lineup. What can we learn from the world of broadcasting when we are creating story blurbs?
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Beginnings and Middles Without End
At a fundamental level, storytelling is simply choosing the order in which to provide information. But which order is best? How does controlling the rhythm and sequence of the information affect the reader?
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Writing Folk Horror
Join us for an immersive workshop delving into the eerie and captivating realm of folk horror in literature. Throughout this course, participants will unravel the rich tapestry of folk traditions, superstitions, and cultural narratives intertwined with horror storytelling. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a budding wordsmith, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to craft…
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Writing the Weird
ADD TO CALENDAR: https://evt.to/asdededdw Are you drawn to weird tales? Speculative fiction grounded in an uneasy darkness that exists somewhere between “estrangement and recognition,” as Kelly Link describes it? Have people told you that the stuff you write is, well … not classifiable? Dark? Weird? Whether you relate to Kelly Link-weird or Lovecraft-weird, you know…
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Writing Fashion in Speculative Worlds
Our own world has been shaped by fashion, both in the historical and the literal sense. But how does that translate to writing SFF? What do you need to think about in terms of textile technology? Do fashion trends matter? What does it take to achieve metallic cloth? How about different color dyes? And let’s…
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Mastering the Art of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Crime Fiction
Mystery and crime are two of the most popular genres of our time, the mainstay of numerous books and television shows. They also have an enormous influence on science fiction and fantasy, from Asimov’s The Caves of Steel to William Gibson’s Neuromancer and beyond. In this class we’ll discuss the different approaches to mystery and crime, from the…
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Nostalgia Sells – Writing Coming-Of-Age Horror Stories
Join Tom Deady, 2016 Bram Stoker Award-winning author of HAVEN for this live 90 minute webinar. Explore all facets of the coming-of-age journey. Create and grow a believable, likable protagonist to star in your story. Learn how to how to use the everyday struggle of growing up as a backdrop to your story. And more!
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Seduce Your Writing – On Demand
Learn how to approach your writing with an editorial eye, taking the raw material and shaping it into a compelling narrative. Perfect for writers of all experience levels looking to improve their self-editing skills. This 60-minute session will cover, with examples, approaches to creative expression by: To form something that feels right, the feeling right…