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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The Beginner’s Guide to Querying Agents
One of the most imposing things we do as a writer involves searching for representation. Finding someone trustworthy who will represent your work and who will be your advocate in the labyrinthine world of publishing can be difficult and stressful.
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Frankenstein That Stuff
Though every genre has its tropes, it’s hard to think of one in which the Trope Fatigue threshold is set lower than in horror. So how to get around the feeling that you’ve seen/read/written it all before? FRANKENSTEIN THAT STUFF.
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Exploring Our Monsters – On Demand
Monsters have become a staple of the fiction we consume. Turn to any book, movie, or video game, and you’ll find some sort of monster. Oftentimes, this monster is a “recycled” version of one we’ve encountered before: a fresh kind of vampire, werewolf, witch, etc. Yet no matter how much time goes by, and how…
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Revising Your Novel
Longform work can seem intimidating when it comes to revision—this class will explore strategies, tools, and checklists to revise and strengthen novels and novellas for consistent, organized, and efficient edits every time.
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The Art of Finishing – On Demand
Do you have three-quarters of a novel? Eighteen short stories without endings? A dozen half-poems? Like everything else, finishing projects is a skill that can be taught. We’ll cover common barriers to finishing, the joy of crappy first drafts, and provide each student with a roadmap to finish that thing they’ve been meaning to finish!
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The Art of Finishing – Live
Do you have three-quarters of a novel? Eighteen short stories without endings? A dozen half-poems? Like everything else, finishing projects is a skill that can be taught. We’ll cover common barriers to finishing, the joy of crappy first drafts, and provide each student with a roadmap to finish that thing they’ve been meaning to finish!
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World-building When Writing Cosmic-Horror
Even in the unblinking glare of infinite darkness, there are rules that must be followed. The good news is that as a writer, you get to define those rules. Author Mary SanGiovanni will provide tips, recommendations, and exercises to help you build the most dreadful, hopeless cosmic horror world possible.
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Writing with ADHD
Hyperfocus, no focus, uncontrollable focus, stolen focus—no matter what tries to keep you from your story, this class will develop flexible techniques, tools, and strategies for you to build a sustainable writing practice around your ADHD, as well as stay on top of the paperwork and communication required in publishing.