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18 Apr

Just Tell The Damned Story (How To Stop Admiring Your Wonderful Prose And Pay Attention To The Tale You’Re Telling): Novel Writing

Be honest, now: Why do you read novels? For the brilliance of the writing? The characters? The overarching theme? Profound insights into the nature of the human animal and the relationships and moral principles that guide our lives?
Sarah Burgoyne headshot
18 Apr

Tentacular Thinking & Writing: A Poetry Workshop

Can we think of form as something other than constraint? What if one's entire life experience were the constraint, as it is for the Afro-Cuban poet Kamau Brathwaite? And where is the body in this?
Joel Yanofsky headshot
17 Apr

Unstuck: First Chapters And Other Hurdles

While I have no magic formulas—trust me, there are none—I will focus on the … More info Read more
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17 Apr

An Unusual Person In A Familiar Room: Intermediate/Advanced Short Fiction

The short story is a paradoxical literary form. We feel we know what it … More info Read more
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16 Apr

Whose Story Is It? From Prose To Screenplay In 8 Painless Lessons

The goal of our work together is to introduce prose writers to the basic techniques? and
strategies that will help them turn their creative prose work into screenplays. It will also
help experienced screenwriters to adapt literary works for the screen.
Elaine Kalman Naves headshot
16 Apr

Digging Deep: Intermediate Memoir

Memoir, a sub-specialty of autobiography, is a form of personal writing that has become
hugely popular in recent years.
Eliza Robertson headshot
15 Apr

Chasing The Thread: Beginner/Intermediate Short Fiction

A short story often begins in seed-form: a snippet of overheard dialogue, a line of poetry,
or simply an idea that’s been needling at you, nagging to be explored.
Sue Macleod headshot
15 Apr

Writing YA – That’s Easier, Right?

Writing for teens is less complex and easier than writing for adults. Right? Wrong. As adults, we can’t fully know what it’s like to be a teen right now. So we have the extra job of trying to bridge that gap.

Shelley Pomerance headshot
13 Apr

Interviewing Authors: Techniques, Tactics, And Tips

Interviewing an author can be challenging! You’ve read the book and done your research, … More info Read more
Photo of Jack Todd in nature
11 Apr

Just Tell The Damned Story (How To Stop Admiring Your Wonderful Prose And Pay Attention To The Tale You’Re Telling): Novel Writing

Be honest, now: Why do you read novels? For the brilliance of the writing? The characters? The overarching theme? Profound insights into the nature of the human animal and the relationships and moral principles that guide our lives?
Sarah Burgoyne headshot
11 Apr

Tentacular Thinking & Writing: A Poetry Workshop

Can we think of form as something other than constraint? What if one's entire life experience were the constraint, as it is for the Afro-Cuban poet Kamau Brathwaite? And where is the body in this?
Joel Yanofsky headshot
10 Apr

Unstuck: First Chapters And Other Hurdles

While I have no magic formulas—trust me, there are none—I will focus on the … More info Read more

 

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