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Using the Folklorist's Toolkit
Clarion West
This course explores the use of folkloric concepts and narratives in storytelling, focusing on Ukrainian folklore and engaging with colonial legacies in folklore usage. It includes exercises on worldbuilding and plot structuring based on traditional narrative techniques.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced, est. 120 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Rabbit Holes and Labyrinths: Research for Writers
Clarion West
The focus of this course is on basic and advanced research techniques for writers, covering topics like distinguishing primary and secondary research, assessing information, and specialized databases.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$35.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced, est. 60 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Making Meaningful Monsters
Clarion West
This course covers an in-depth exploration of monsters in horror writing, focusing on their real-world connections and symbolism. Includes tips for creating unique non-human characters.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$35.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced, est. 50 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
The Rule of Three
Clarion West
This course is an in-depth examination of writing trilogies, covering structure, planning, and common pitfalls. The course includes video lectures and an individual exercise.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced, est. 80 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: Intermediate to advanced writing level; suitable for writers considering or working on a trilogy
Realistic Religions for Speculative Fiction
Clarion West
This course covers the creation of believable religions, focusing on the lived experiences of followers rather than just deities and myths. It includes recorded lectures from a live class.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$55.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 60 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Core Concepts in Worldbuilding
Clarion West
The focus of this class is on core techniques of worldbuilding to create vibrant settings. Covers geography, history, culture, and includes engaging activities.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$55.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 session, 75 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
This generative class encourages writers to repurpose old drafts into new pieces. It includes exercises to inspire recycling and reinventing former works rather than merely revising them.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Length:
One session, 3 hours long
Class size: 12 seats maximum
Using the Literature of Time Travel to Play with Time in Your Writing
Writing Workshops
This seminar focuses on time manipulation in storytelling, providing techniques to craft engaging narratives. Participants will engage in exercises to generate their own time-bending stories and leave with two pieces of writing. The course explores the history of time travel stories and offers insights into enhancing narrative structure.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
3 hours
Class size: Limited
Write Your Book: Start Strong and Get It Done
Class Central
If you aspire to write a book but struggle to begin or reach the finish line, you are in good company. Many budding authors face challenges in starting or developing their stories. In this course, Jennie Nash, an experienced author, teacher, and book coach, will guide you through understanding your characters, the structure of your story, and the narrative arc, helping you overcome these common hurdles.
Website: https://www.classcentral.com/course/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$99.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 5 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Speculative Fiction
Loft
As our reality becomes more of a dystopia, you may wonder what counts as fantasy anymore. Collapse, resurrection, and everything in between are entirely possible. The absurd has become a part of the everyday, be it a head popping out of a toilet or slugs that change their sex. This class will explore the fantastical, uncanny, scientific/technological, and fiction that otherwise tests the bounds of human reality.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/current-class-list
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$148.00
Based in Minneapolis
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This class will explore the principles of (Western) narrative construction and how these principles/techniques can be used in both fiction and non-fiction/memoir. We will base the class on readings made available to the participants, including work by ZZ Packer, Gish Jen, Junot Diaz, Jhumpa Lahiri, Garrett Hongo.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
April, 2025
Price:
$40.00
Based in Minneapolis
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (4 hours)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Welcome to the brand new second edition of Secret Sauce Of Great Writing, a program that will show you how it's possible to upgrade your business writing, blog writing and copywriting skills to that level extremely fast. In this course, Shani will introduce you to the fundamental four ingredients of exceptional writing. In as little as an hour, you'll know exactly how to apply this "secret sauce" to your own writing—putting you way ahead of other writers in your profession or industry.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 45 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
