Making Unsympathetic Characters Compelling
“Everybody loves heroic characters, those avatars of virtue who can do no wrong as they smile through perfect teeth and find solutions to every problem via indomitable spirit and/or iron will,” [...]
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and [...]
Making Unsympathetic Characters Compelling
“Everybody loves heroic characters, those avatars of virtue who can do no wrong as they smile through perfect teeth and find solutions to every problem via indomitable spirit and/or iron will,” [...]
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and [...]
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and [...]
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and [...]
Writing Genre Fiction: The Same, But Different
“Genre fiction includes many types of books: sci-fi, mystery, horror, romance,” says instructor Kilby Blades. “All of these books carry one commonality: readers know how they will end. In fact, [...]
Writing “Woke”: How to Speak to the 21st Century Reader
“Authors are under increasing pressure to land on the right side of history as it pertains to characterizations, story themes, and personal views,” says instructor Kilby Blades. “Readers, [...]
Short and Sweet: Prose Poems, Flash Fiction and Mini-Memoirs
In this online class we'll look at examples of short pieces from practitioners such as Lydia Davis and Russell Edson, and we’ll explore how to incorporate techniques like free association and [...]
You Can Be a Winning Writer: How to Get Published, Grow Confidence and Build Community
For writers poised to publish poems, articles and stories as well as those with completed manuscripts or book proposals, this online class will provide a strategy for success