The Six-Month Spark: Plan and Build Your Novel with Sarah Terez Rosenblum
Before you take the plunge for Novel in a Year, join us for the Six-Month Spark.
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Writing Fake Memories with Meghan Lamb
In this class, we’ll explore the unique creative advantages of writing fiction from foggy, fragmented, and otherwise unreliable memories.
Creative Writing Essentials with Sarah Terez Rosenblum
Discover the elements at the heart of all good fiction and nonfiction in this eight-session introduction to creative writing. It’s your first step on the path to writing the stories or essays you’ve always wanted to tell.
Based on a True Story with Dionne Irving
We will consider how memoir influences autofiction and the ways in which a kernel of truth can take us into a fully imagined world.
Travel and the Modern Short Story with Dipika Mukherjee
This four-session introduction to writing the modern short story will cover the elements that make up an effective story, including character development, plot, dialogues, and editing for publication.
Yes, And: Improv Techniques in Writing with Eric Rampson
Each week, we’ll discuss a different aspect of improv and how it might apply to our work as writers. Then, in the spirit of improv, we’ll engage in several wiring exercises and share our work with the group.
Story From Scratch with Tim Horvath
In this class, you’ll undergo the entire process, from jottings and driving questions, through early drafts, character sketches, outlines, and eventually arriving at a complete draft, along with strategies for revision.
Narrative Perspective with Jennifer Solheim
Often when we talk about narrative perspective, we think about the distance between the text and the reader: are we reading in first, second, or third person? But there are other perspectives to consider.
Genre-Bending Fiction with Lara Ehrlich
We’ll talk about how to mix genres and bend their “rules” to write memorable fiction.
The Big Bad: Writing an Antagonist with Kat Falls
In this workshop, we will discuss how the antagonist drives the plot.