Menu
Learn How to Write a Novel, Join Tom Bromley for a writing master class.
Learn How to Write a Novel
Finish your draft in our 3-month master class. Enroll now for daily lessons, weekly critique, and live events. Your first lesson is free!
Experience two of Hollywood’s most sought-after story experts, authors and lecturers with Screenwriting and Story Secrets: The Hero’s Two Journeys. If you’re a screenwriter, novelist, filmmaker, game developer or storyteller in any arena, this course will empower you to captivate your readers and audiences to achieve both artistic AND commercial success.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/course/screenwriting-story-blueprin...
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$95.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 39 lectures
Class size: Unlimited
In this film class, Jordan Imiola, a produced screenwriter who has sold several scripts and has produced movies, will teach you how to write a movie script in 2 weeks: from outlining your movie, injecting inspiration, plotting scenes, and developing characters to writing daily pages.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$60.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 34 lectures (est. 5 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
A comprehensive and unique visual approach on how to create professional level screenplays taught by an award-winning writer of hit television series and movies. Turn your idea into a screenplay that can actually sell.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$85.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 14 lectures (est. 4 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Write Club
Austin Public Library
Write Club offers an opportunity for writers to build community through shared prompts and exercises. Participants write and share their work in a supportive environment.
Website: https://library.austintexas.gov/events/writing
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length:
Weekly sessions (1 hour each)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Deep Revision with Katey Schultz
Story Studio Chicago
This four-session workshop empowers writers with revision techniques applicable to memoir, essays, flash, short stories, or novels. It covers thematic, sentence-level, and structural revision, providing practical feedback using participants' works.
Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$280.00
Based in Chicago
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing In Color Fest: Your Plot and Your Story
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
The course explores the distinction between plot and story through in-class writing exercises, examples from literature, and focuses on both external events and character growth. It is part of a festival aimed at supporting BIPOC writers.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Starting to Write Your Novel
Curtis Brown Creative
This course helps develop your novel from the ground up, including idea generation, plotting, and crafting a confident opening. It features six modules with videos and notes by Anna Davis, covering topics like inspiration, character development, and writing a first chapter. The course offers weekly writing tasks, additional resources, and professional feedback, designed for flexible learning with a recommended four hours per week. Anna Davis, the course instructor, is an experienced novelist and the founder of Curtis Brown Creative.
Website: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£220.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Short Story Fundamentals
Writer's Digest University
This course caters to both beginners and seasoned writers, offering a comprehensive exploration of the short story medium. It covers the structure of short stories and addresses common challenges writers face, providing valuable insights for crafting compelling narratives.
Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$250.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 month
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course explores interdisciplinary playwriting through creative exercises in various mediums such as sculpture, digital media, and scientific research. Participants will create short plays and receive mini-lectures related to their explorations.
Website: https://www.playpenn.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$160.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 sessions, each lasting 2 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Creating Authentic Emotional Conflict
Screenwriters University
Character and plot are intertwined. If the audience does not care about the characters, the plot will falter. This workshop will cover how to naturally develop characters and story as a single unit so that your audience connects on a deep emotional level.
Website: https://www.screenwritersuniversity.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$19.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Intro to Book Publishing/Book Publishing Overview
Austin Writing Workshops
In this 2-hour session, gain valuable insights into the entire journey a manuscript takes from the author's desk to the reader's hands. Guided by an experienced industry professional, explore the key stages of the publishing process, starting with manuscript submission and the critical role of editing in refining your work.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length:
2 sessions (2 hours in total)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
To be invested in horror, the reader must first consent to being horrified—which means that, on some level, horror should be seductive. Over six weeks, we’ll look at a sensual subgenre of horror—the Gothic—and mine it for tips on getting readers in the mood to be scared.
Website: https://writers.com/course/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$445.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
