Writing Mindfulness: Sensual World/Poetry Mind – Peter Bauman

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Marc enters the classroom like a wonderful guru full of insightful comments, positive encouragement and sense of humor. He is the Beat Zen master of poetry instruction.

April

The Literary Essay
With

Jonathan J.G. McClure

April 7, 2021

$260 | 6 Weeks

Explore the literary essay – from the conventional to the experimental, the journalistic to essays in verse – while writing and workshopping your own.

Anatomy of a Premise Line: Story and Premise Development for Writing Success
With

Jeff Lyons

April 14, 2021

$250 | 5 Weeks

The premise line is the only reliable tool that can tell you, BEFORE you start writing, whether or not your story will “work.” In this class participants will learn how to master the process of premise line development—the essential first step in any book or screenplay’s development process.

Getting Started Marketing Your Work
With

Gloria Kempton

April 14, 2021

$175 | 4 Weeks

Solve the mystery of marketing and get your work out there in front of readers in this 4-week online class taught by Instructor Gloria Kempton.

Get That Novel Finished! Tools and Inspiration to Complete Your First Draft
With

Donna Levin

April 21, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks NEW!

Finishing a novel requires guts, dedication, and stamina. When you find yourself struggling, our 10-week course with Donna Levin will help!

Boost Your Imagination and Reap the Literary Rewards
With

Giulietta Nardone

April 28, 2021

$225 | 4 Weeks NEW!

It happens to all of us: life gets in the way and our creativity falters. Get back on track with this four-week creativity boosting class!

From Writing Circles to Poems of Gratitude and Hope
With

Susan Vespoli

April 28, 2021

$215 | 4 Weeks NEW!

Poetry is a powerful method for healing and happiness. Write poems about gratitude and hope in our intimate, live-video writing circles, with instructor Susan Vespoli.

Writing for Children: Create A Picture Book!
With

Kelly Bingham

April 28, 2021

$260 | 6 Weeks

Picture books have changed greatly over the last few decades, and the market is wide open for fresh ideas. Join us in this six-week intensive where we’ll take that idea of yours and turn it into a manuscript!

Writing Mindfulness: Sensual World/Poetry Mind
With

Marc Olmsted

April 28, 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.

May

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

Wendy Call

May 5, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

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

The Craft of Poetry
With

Jonathan J.G. McClure

May 5, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Poetry is alive and well. Contemporary poets can be touching, terrifying, and laugh-out-loud funny. Join us for an exploration of writing and reading poems.

The Hero's Journey For Storytellers
With

Gloria Kempton

May 5, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

Structure your story and give it meaning with Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey.

The Thinking Mind: Writing Flash Fiction
With

Barbara Henning

May 5, 2021

$285 | 5 Weeks

Write tiny fictions while experimenting with 1st person point of view and analyzing how that point of view affects the craft of fiction writing.

Creating the Visual Journal
With

Lissa Jensen

May 12, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

Go beyond narrow definitions of “journaling” to include visual images and let writing give what is seen a new voice. Surprise yourself.

From Journal To Poem Or Prose: The Chronology Of Mind
With

Barbara Henning

May 12, 2021

$430 | 10 weeks

Gather material through writing and experimenting with journaling, researching and taking notes to develop into poems or prose works.

Mastering the Elements of Fiction
With

Jack Smith

May 12, 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.

Tales From The Memory Palace: 6 to 250 Word Memoirs
With

Giulietta Nardone

May 19, 2021

$175 | 4 Weeks

If you want to be an in demand storyteller in the digital age, you need to get in, get out and get going. In this “short” four-week memoir writing adventure, you’ll learn to scope out, swoop down and snatch up important memories from your life then speed write them into miniature masterpieces.

The Ongoing Fiction Workshop
With

Shelley Singer

May 19, 2021

$415 | 10 Weeks

Many students have attended this 10-week online fiction workshop with Shelley Singer multiple times, completed novels, and come back to finish more books.

Create Story Characters Using the Enneagram
With

Gloria Kempton

May 26, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

In-depth character development using an ancient personality study of human motivation–the Enneagram.

Writing the Short Story
With

Tantra Bensko

May 26, 2021

$360 | 10 Weeks

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

June

Experiments in Genre: Finding Creative Inspiration by Messing Up the Rules
With

Jonathan J.G. McClure

June 2, 2021

$260 | 6 Weeks

Can you translate the movement of a dance into a poem? What happens when you write a story in the form of a multiple-choice quiz? Learn to take your work in rich and unexpected new directions by subverting and blending genre conventions.

Flash Fiction: Writing the Short-Short Story
With

Barbara Henning

June 23, 2021

$430 | 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.

The Anti-Hero's Journey for Storytellers
With

Gloria Kempton

June 30, 2021

$315 | 8 Weeks

As a prison volunteer for 20 years, Gloria Kempton has met many anti-heroes. In this course, you’ll receive feedback on your story antagonists.

July

Crafting the Poetry Novel for Young Adults
With

Kelly Bingham

July 14, 2021

$300 | 5 Weeks

Even if you’ve never written poetry before, you can begin the rewarding process of crafting a poetry novel for Young Adults. Is there a market for novels written in verse? Are they well received? Yes, there is, and yes, they are!

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