The Magic of Micro Prose: Find Your Story in 300 Words or Less
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Unlock your storytelling potential and share your words with captivating brevity.
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All Details Are Not Equal: The Power of Movement and Desire in Literary Description
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Readers crave vibrant descriptions of people and places, but all details are not equal! Active, emotion-based details can advance your story’s deepest, most compelling currents.
Angle of Vision: Reflection and Retrospection, Time and Tense
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Writers of nonfiction prose rarely consider tense, though it is essential to orienting a reader. When we write about our own experiences, tense must be in control to allow retrospection—the consideration of the past from the vantage point of the present.
Writing for Modern Love: Tips & Tricks for a Passionate, Publishable Essay
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Writing a great Modern Love column can be surprisingly straightforward if you have the right tools and techniques.
SEMINAR | Speculative Memoir Magic: Reclaiming Your Memoir’s Power Through Speculative Elements
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Using speculative elements in your memoir deepens your writing and can crack open blocks in unexpected ways.
From Lit Mags to Book Deals: Publishing Your Collection with a Small Press
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Are you ready to grow from writer to published author? Learn how to publish a collection with a small press.
Tell Not Show: Why (and How!) to Use The Reflective Voice
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Nonfiction writers talk about the importance of "showing." But "telling" is equally important.
Flash Draft Your Book: Using Dramatic Structure to Know Where You’re Going—and How to Get There
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Beyond the five-act, the three-act, or the Hero’s Journey, how can you actually use structure to revise scenes and strengthen your book?
Writing the Taboo in Memoir: Bring Your Most Vulnerable Stories to Life
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At their best, personal narratives about "taboo" topics speak to our darkest truths and teach us what it means to be vulnerable.
SEMINAR | Deep Characterization for Fiction: Uncovering Secrets, Relationships and Your Character’s Inner Life
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Do you feel like your character isn’t fully speaking to you? Dive deep into the mindset, psychology, motivations, and relationships of your characters to produce stunning results.
Smarter Than You Think: Trusting Readers with Subtlety, Nuance, and the Pleasures of Uncertainty
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Readers love putting two and two together for themselves, but too often—out of insecurity—writers forget to provide readers the space to discern and discover.
The Fine Art of Containment: Finding New Ways to Hold Your Story
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Structure can seem like such a mundane word, but in this webinar, we’ll find exciting new ways for you to bring your story to life on the page.