June Online Class: Those Last Few Paragraphs - A Workshop on Endings
Instructor: Timons Esaias
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Those Last Few Paragraphs - A Workshop on Endings w/Timons Esaias - 6/3/2025
Course Details
The First Truth of Endings is that in rough draft they never work. So now what do you do? And what if you can't even figure out how to get there??? Timons will address this difficult part of storytelling. We'll deploy arcs, the MICE Quotient, genre expectations, emblems and emotional payoffs.
Some field recons will be suggested, and personal feedback will be provided.
Oh, and please come with several of your favorite book/story endings to share. Your favorite endings are a key to your own aesthetic, so we'll pay attention to what they tell us.
Participants should be prepared to write sketch versions of various things during the presentation.
July Online Class: From Page to Screen: Crafting Visual Stories
Instructor: Diana Botsford
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From Page to Screen: Crafting Visual Stories w/Diana Botsford - 7/8/2025
Course Details
This intensive 4-week screenwriting course is designed for writers transitioning from prose to screenplays. It focuses on crafting compelling action descriptions, mastering pacing, and developing strong characters within the unique constraints of the screenplay format. Participants will learn to create vivid, cinematic scenes through carefully chosen words and will develop the first act of their screenplay. The course combines on-demand lectures, asynchronous writing exercises, and weekly workshops to provide a comprehensive learning experience.
August Online Class: Long Story Short: The Fundamentals of Crafting a Short Story
Instructor: Derek Tyler Attico
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Long Story Short: The Fundamentals of Crafting a Short Story with Derek Tyler Attico - 8/6/2025
Course Details:
Welcome to Long Story Short: The Fundamentals of Crafting a Short Story! This engaging and comprehensive course is designed for fiction and nonfiction writers alike, whether you're an emerging storyteller or a seasoned author seeking to refine your craft. Through a series of dynamic sessions, you’ll explore the core principles of storytelling, focusing on how to create impactful and memorable short stories.
In four interactive 90-minute sessions, you’ll delve into everything from plot creation and character development to the art of editing and rewriting. By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to confidently craft compelling narratives and take your storytelling skills to the next level.
September Online Class: The Way of All Flash
Instructor: Timons Esaias
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The Way of All Flash with Timons Esaias - 9/2/2025
Course Details:
Flash fiction is a writer's playground, and a useful training ground. You can experiment with a style, while committing to only a page or two. You can learn, through concentrated effort, what is, and what isn't, story. And as you practice, there are markets waiting for the product. This workshop will define several types of flash fiction and how they are structured, and let you try your hand. More importantly, it will teach you how to define other types, and turn the definitions into action plans. Students will be encouraged to focus on facing their weaknesses: by inventing stories that will exercise those specific, flabby writing muscles. And the instructor will give private critiques of at least three flash pieces.
October Online Class: Sit & Write: Begin
Instructors: Kate Brenton and Claudine Wolk
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Sit & Write: Begin with Kate Brenton and Claudine Wolk - 10/7/2025
Course Details
Who is this course for?
Writers who are ready to start writing a book (fiction or non-fiction) that they intend to publish. As well as writers who want to learn the basics of book marketing to begin a successful career as a published author.
What makes the course unique?
Two instructors, who are both published authors and speakers, focus writers on both the writing process and book promotion to launch a successful writing career. Each session focuses on sparking creativity, building confidence, and providing the skills and knowledge needed to go from aspiring wordsmith to accomplished author.
How does this help the aspiring author? Is this a write-my-book course?
This course gives you, the new author, the lay of the land, to travel from concept to completion. This class guides your inspiration into action, creating: a writing intention, a story arc, and destination. We also remove the guesswork of entering the world of publishing, laying down the fundamental groundwork for you to be an inspired, educated, and informed writer. You get to decide where and how to take this forward on your writing journey. But now, you have a map.
You already know how a story starts, you've seen hundreds of them. Still, it can be intimidating, so we'll review four key methods. We'll actually try them out on your current project, so you'll leave with more possibilities than you can use.