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Connect with this special offer!
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REACH YOUR APEX
Late-April Updates
The original date for our CRAFTING CHARACTERS THAT CONNECT workshop led by Aaron Philip Clark has been moved to May 8th at 6PM EST.
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But I've buried the lede. We're slashing the enrollment cost of this workshop by 25%. For only $30 you can take Clark's workshop and level up your writing in one evening!
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Did You Know?
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Instructor Aaron Philip Clark is co-writing a novel with rapper 50 Cent! No word if Bert will have a featured lyric.
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CRAFTING CHARACTERS THAT CONNECT
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$30.00
Characters are the heart and soul of any story, and creating truly compelling and relatable characters is an art form. In this workshop, we will delve deep into the intricacies of character creation, exploring what makes characters successful by identifying their motivations, wants, and needs. By understanding what drives them to act in ways that defy stereotypes and illuminate the nuances of human behavior, we will learn how to craft characters that resonate with audiences on a profound level.
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Whether you’re a seasoned writer seeking to enhance your character development skills or a beginner looking to lay a strong foundation, this workshop will provide invaluable insights and practical tools to help you create characters that truly connect with your readers.
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$275.00
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Four Week Asynchronous course
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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?
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Whether you relate to Kelly Link-weird or Lovecraft-weird, you know how important it is for the reader to understand what’s happening, even if they’re not exactly sure why. Mystery is one thing (good), but confusion is another (not so good). Whether it’s Rick and Morty, Cthulhu, or Nope, the most bizarre ideas need relatable characters to bring them to life. The more absurdist your plot or eccentric your place-time continuum, the more important it is to ground the reader in a world that feels true—urgently, heartbreakingly so. If you’d love one day to have a story picked up by the likes of Apex, Uncanny, or Strange Horizons, the first thing you need to find is the bleeding heart in your Weird.
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In four weeks, award-winning author and instructor, J.S. Breukelaar, will guide you through some basic touchstones of Weird; we’ll talk about genre, structure, place and heart—most of what you need to help your work to jump off the slush pile.
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WRITING THE WEIRD
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$35.00
Join us for an immersive workshop where we explore the fusion of tarot and storytelling. In this unique session, you will learn how to harness the mystical power of tarot cards to unlock your creativity and enrich your storyboarding process.
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No prior experience with tarot or storytelling is required to participate. Whether you’re an aspiring writer, filmmaker, game designer, or simply a storytelling enthusiast, this workshop is tailored to kindle your creativity in new and unexpected ways.
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DIVINING STORY: USING TAROT FOR STORYBOARDING
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