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The Novelist’s Toolkit: Six Lessons on Craft, Structure, and Tenacity with Rebecca Makkai
$250.00 · November 14Novelist Rebecca Makkai presents six online lectures on aspects of the novel, addressing the writer's work plan, novel structure and outlining, backstage decisions, pacing, character, and editing.
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Memoir Foundations with Suzanne Scanlon
$330.00 · January 16This class is open to writers of all levels. Whether you have a story you want to tell but don’t know where to start, or a book in progress, this class will get you writing, rewriting, and finding (new) ways in.
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Short Story Intensive with Steve Trumpeter
$550.00 · January 25In this eight-week class, we’ll undergo an in-depth study of some of the masters of the practice and see how we can apply that to our own work.
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Becoming Your Own Best Reader with Hajrije Kolimja
$65.00 · February 5In this class, we’ll be going over ways of studying and revising short and long fiction, specifically using frameworks of care and conflict to write a revision plan and letter for ourselves and the stories that compel us.
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Writing Sex with Sarah Terez Rosenblum
$65.00 · February 13Pssst—your characters have sex. In this one-night workshop on writing sex, you will get tips for creating well-paced sex scenes; making efficient language choices; and techniques for shedding writing inhibitions.
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Manuscript CPR: Reviving Dead Work with Kat Falls
$65.00 · March 5In this interactive session, we’ll go over how to see your manuscript with fresh eyes, get to the heart of what’s not working, and come up with strategies to fix it. This workshop is for anyone struggling with a messy draft or looking to revive an abandoned project.
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PJ Seminar: In the Beginning – A Master Class on Opening Scenes with Jamie Ford
$70.00 · December 4In this fiction PJ Seminar, we’ll look at the intimidating statistical realities of the publishing world, then we’ll focus on ways to improve our openings scenes to tilt the odds in our favor.
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PJ Seminar: Telling the Difference and Telling it Well: A Master Class on Story, Plot, Structure with Jimin Han
$70.00 · February 6Story, plot, and structure are three interrelated elements of fiction and nonfiction. Are you making the best choices with them in your writing?
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PJ Seminar: A Master Class on Writing Suspense with Patricia Dunn
$70.00 · March 4Suspense isn’t just for thriller and mystery writers. In any genre, in all stories, suspense is key to engaging our readers and forcing their hands to turn those pages.
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