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What are the cliches and overused tropes of solarpunk and cli-fi, and how can we dig deeper as writers to find fresh approaches? How do writers balance the tough issues of climate change with a compelling narrative?
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Elements of a query letter and how to make yours stand out.
What are the cliches and overused tropes of science fiction, and how can we use science as writers to build more realistic worlds?
This workshop is dedicated to exploring how trans and nonbinary people exist in systems—legal systems, magic systems, and epic sci-fi bureaucracies alike.
Create convincing worlds for your characters and readers to explore.
Tools to create dialogue that captures readers' imagination while supporting plot and story.
Deciphering the Types of Editing, What You Can Do for Yourself, and How To Do It!
Transforming worldbuilding, ideas, characters, and research notes into the first chapters of your novel.
A six-session guided intensive with strategies for creating flash fiction, giving and receiving feedback, writing prompts, and writing exercises.
Learn useful tricks to hide infodumps that pack tremendous explicatory firepower but also create a more graceful story.
Add visual appeal to your story by communicating with artists using effective instructions
Learn about types of games, building a portfolio, and getting your first gig as a game writer.
Tips for Writing Essays on Speculative Fiction Topics
How to write unforgettable horror by creating memorable creatures
You'll find useful line edit techniques in this step-by-step demonstration, whether you're trying to squeeze into a work count or make every sentence dense with flavor.
Explore two concepts: magical realism & place-based writing in the short story "Light is Like Water" by Gabriel García Márquez.
Making a Faith Your Readers Can Believe In
Learn basic and intermediate techniques for web-based research and how to find, evaluate, and organize information on virtually any topic.
How to Submit to Literary vs. Speculative Markets
Planning and Writing a Trilogy
Learn how to use tools developed to study folklore in your storytelling
Identify your core strengths and interests, and how to use them to generate new ideas.
