Private Classes

Write your way to the finish line of 2020: let go of and say goodbye to a momentous year, honor the changes in yourself and the world, and set your intentions for a new chapter.

January

Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story
With

Barbara Henning

January 6, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Write 1–3-page flash fiction in this online course with Barbara Henning, drawing on classic, poetic & experimental elements. Read the form’s masters.

Starting to Write
With

Gloria Kempton

January 6, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

For those who want to kick start their writing into high gear.

The First Fifty Pages of the Novel
With

Sandra Novack

January 6, 2021

$415 | 10 Weeks

The first 50 pages sets up plot, characters, and voice. Fail here and the reader is gone. Receive feedback on your book’s start from novelist Sandra Novack.

Writing Circle Workshop: Writing for Happiness, Healing, and Health
With

Susan Vespoli

January 6, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Expressive writing can be a powerful elixir for what ails you. Learn and practice tools for writing expressively, including two virtual writing circles each week, turn raw writing into poetry or prose, and come away with a better understanding of how writing can lead toward wellness.

From Pitch to Publication: Writing Narrative Journalism
With

Rudri Patel

January 13, 2021

$350 | 8 Weeks New!

Explore literary journalism as a powerful means to share fascinating characters, stories, and perspectives. Learn all you need to start pitching, landing, and writing reported essays and features.

Writing Autobiographical Fiction
With

Jack Smith

January 13, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Learn to depart from “what really happened,” and write compelling fiction from your own life experiences.

Writing the Short Story
With

Tantra Bensko

January 13, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Create new work with fresh language, universal themes, sustained mystery and memorable characters. Stimulate your imagination.

Writing with Tarot
With

Sandra Novack

January 13, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Jump-start your creative juices, and explore a world of divination, symbolism, and imagery right at your fingertips: learn short story and novel writing through Tarot.

Creative Nonfiction and the Personal Essay
With

Gretchen Clark

January 20, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Gretchen Clark pick axes her way into the volcanic marriage of real life and fiction. Weekly writing with incisive feedback.

Humor Is The New Black!
With

Giulietta Nardone

January 20, 2021

$215 | 4 Weeks

Ready to add a splash of fun to your writing life? Join us for a four-week humor writing class. We’ll read. We’ll laugh. We’ll write. We’ll experiment.

Write Your Novel! The Workshop With Jack
With

Jack Smith

January 20, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Get a good start on a novel in just ten weeks, or revise a novel you’ve already written. Free your imagination, move steadily ahead and count the pages!

Writing Mindfulness: Sensual World/Poetry Mind
With

Marc Olmsted

January 20, 2021

$250 | 4 Weeks

A four week class, melding the language mind with the sensual: How to turn detailed observation into a poem. With Marc Olmsted.

Plot Your Novel
With

Jack Smith

January 27, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Over eight weeks, you’ll develop a solid basis in the fictional elements—protagonist, setting, secondary characters, point of view, plot, and theme—while you develop the outline of your novel. You’ll receive feedback at all stages from your fellow writers and your instructor.

February

The Next Fifty Pages of the Novel
With

Sandra Novack

February 3, 2021

$415 | 10 Weeks

So now that you have your opening novel pages, what next? Get detailed, constructive feedback on your work-in-progress, wherever you’re at in writing it.

Next-Level Creative Nonfiction: Elevating Essays, Memoir, Travel Writing & Literary Journalism
With

Wendy Call

February 10, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Elevate your memoir, travel writing, literary journalism, & lyric and personal essays.

Essentials of Character Development: How to Create Characters that Move and Breathe and Can't Stop Talking
With

Gloria Kempton

February 10, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Bring your characters to life in this in-depth character development class with Gloria Kempton.

Mastering the Elements of Fiction
With

Jack Smith

February 17, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

In this course, you’ll work with the basic elements of fiction–the fundamentals that drive the story and determine the quality of the work.

Plan On It: Essential Novel Planning Workshop
With

Dennis Foley

February 24, 2021

$260 | 6 Weeks NEW!

Set your novel up for success! In this six-week workshop, instructor Dennis Foley will help you craft a plan to handle the essential demands and choices you’ll face as you write your novel.

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