WEBINAR | Your Words, Your Readers: Building a Substack That Lasts
Zoom
August 23, 2026
Megan Baxter
3-WEEK WORKSHOP | Close to Home: Drawing Inspiration From Everyday Landscapes
Zoom
August 25, 2026
The Writers Bridge | Build an Author Marketing Plan that Works for You with Rachel Thompson
Zoom
August 26, 2026
Heather Sellers
WEBINAR | Mastering Braided Memoirs: How to Structure Multiple Dramatic Threads
Zoom
August 29, 2026
Laraine Herring
SEMINAR | Beyond the Frame: How Surrealist Imagery Can Unblock Your Writing
Zoom
September 4, 2026
Dinty W. Moore
WEBINAR | Power Your Memoir with Mystery: How Curiosity Fuels Craft
Zoom
September 5, 2026
Peter Mountford
SEMINAR | Writing Big Feelings: The Peculiar Art of Evoking Emotions
Zoom
September 9, 2026
April Davila
WEBINAR | Writing the Senses: Transform Your Prose with Vivid Descriptions
Zoom
September 19, 2026
Lindsey Deloach Jones
SEMINAR | Sharpen Your Prose: How to Be Your Own Editor
Zoom
September 20, 2026
Chelsea Biondolillo
3-WEEK WORKSHOP | The Art of Facts: Using Research in Lyric Essays
Zoom
Our Students Say
“Thank you so much Sharla for the incredible work you’ve put into these CRAFT TALKS! I found this workshop really informative and useful & I’m definitely going to sign up for more.”
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“I’m loving the intimacy of CRAFT TALKS, even when we are off-screen. Sharla (and Allison) are warm and welcoming.“
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“The course was everything I hoped it would be and more. The material was comprehensive, the advice actionable, and you were so generous in sharing your expertise.”
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“An amazing webinar! I had so many lightbulb moments.“
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Discover Our Offerings
From one-off Webinars to in-depth Masterclasses, sentence craft to marketing, CRAFT TALKS delivers the learning options you need as a beginning, emerging, or experienced writer.
Webinars
Explore story, structure and publishing for memoir, novels and creative nonfiction. Learn practical craft and the business of writing in 90-minute classes. Replays always available.
Unleash your creative mind in generative workshops with instruction and guided in-class writing. Multi-week Masterclasses include personal feedback and/or office hours.
Dive more deeply into a single topic with notable teachers. Longer sessions and multi-day classes include advanced learning, generative writing, and take-home exercises.
What’s a CRAFT TALK like? Here are some highlights from past webinars!
Join Allison K Williams, Sharla Yates and our special guests for this lively, funny hour of frank talk about author platform, audience engagement, and just plain getting people to read your book. Always FREE, all welcome!
CRAFT TALKS are a convenient, affordable, and accessible opportunity to learn and practice the art, craft, and business of writing, curated by Sharla Yates and Allison K Williams. Our presenters are professional authors, agents and editors, in touch with literary and market trends.
