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Short Story Mechanics with Richard Thomas

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In two weeks, Richard Thomas will help you nail the mechanics of the short story. Perfect if you're a beginner, but anyone who wants to do some serious, fast-and-furious writing is welcome.

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Get to the root of what scares you and produce the sketch of a submission-ready story in this two-week workshop.

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The First Five Pages with Lauren Spieller

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Your first 5 pages can make or break your book. In this three-week class, agent and author Lauren Spieller will show you how to inject voice into your opening, and the tricks to writing a great query.

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Fiction: Final Draft with Susan DeFreitas

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A great story is not enough--fiction that gets published kicks ass at the level of the line. Susan DeFreitas will help you achieve this.

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Kill City Blues: Writing Dark Urban Fantasy with Richard Kadrey

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Take your audience on a wild ride through the mean streets that straddle the line between darkness and light.

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The Character of Plot with David Corbett

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Forget arbitrary plot points and formulaic three-act structure. Learn to build plot from strong characters with profound needs and desires in this four-week workshop.

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Logic and the Unconscious: How to Write Like a Maniac, Then Like an Engineer

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Use the unconscious mind to generate fiction. An intuitive approach involving the utilization of a more urgent, language and image-driven process to create text, which you will then edit with precision.

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What’s the big idea that’s going to hook your reader, keep them turning the pages, and force them to look at the world in a new light? What’s the idea that’s going to give you a shot at the major leagues of publishing?

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Immersive Fiction: Making It Real with Kathe Koja

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A story is a plot, characters, setting—but where it comes alive, or doesn’t, is in its details.

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From Good to Great with Bradley Beaulieu

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How do you make a good book great? You work with Bradley Beaulieu. In this four-week workshop the acclaimed fantasy author will teach you what it takes to keep your readers glued to the page.

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