BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Craft Talks - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Craft Talks X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://writingcraft.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Craft Talks REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T161500 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20251008T235850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T193942Z UID:10000063-1762354800-1762359300@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Writing with Your Ghosts: Turning Hauntings into Portals DESCRIPTION:The questions\, voices\, places\, and ideas that haunt you are a roadmap into the deepest layers of your writing. \n\n\n\nFor All Writers \n\n\n\nAs writers\, we have themes and questions that we return to over and over again in our work. Sometimes this can feel limiting\, but what if what you can’t shake off is meant to stick?  Our “hauntings” are threads we’re holding that haven’t found their pattern. Writing is one of many ways we weave their patterns so they can rest. \n\n\n\nWhat may feel common or repetitive is really the foundation of everything that is ours. These recurring themes contain the portals to our strongest stories.  Let’s look at what we can learn from the things that haunt us and populate our unique writer’s point of view. \n\n\n\nIn this generative writing workshop\, we will engage with exercises that help you meet and get to know the things that haunt you and your work. Not only will you name and dialogue with a haunting or two\, but you’ll also learn ways to turn your hauntings into generative writing portals\, create three fresh approaches to an old question\, and take a short detour through the work of Georgia O’Keeffe’s skull paintings. \n\n\n\nCome prepared to explore the other worlds that live inside of you! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE questions and themes that haunt you\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY a common thread among your obsessions\n\n\n\nREFLECT on the use of a single subject in the skull paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW to re-energize what feels familiar and stale\n\n\n\nCREATE three different writing approaches to one of your hauntings \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who…\n\n\n\n\nAre curious about the secrets hidden in their hauntings \n\n\n\nFeel their work has become repetitive\n\n\n\nAre seeking new approaches to their writing themes\n\n\n\nWant to learn how to re-energize a familiar topic\n\n\n\nAre feeling stuck inside a single story\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaraine Herring’s memoir\, A Constellation of Ghosts: A Speculative Memoir with Ravens\, was released in 2021 from Regal House. She’s the editor of the anthology Becoming Real: Women Reclaim the Power of the Imagined through Speculative Nonfiction (Pact Press\, 2024)\, and a trilogy of writing books from Shambhala\, including Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice. She’s a retired professor of creative writing and psychology\, and has worked with writers for thirty years. She’s also an illustrator and a grief counselor\, and creator of The Grief Forest: a book about what we don’t talk about. She founded the online ‘zine Hags on Fire\, a place for women to share stories about menopause\, and co-designed The Imaginal Memoir Cave immersion program with Gayle Brandeis. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Tiferet\, The Rumpus\, The Manifest-Station\, and many more places. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Counseling Psychology\, and lives in the mountains of northern Arizona with many cats. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/writing-with-your-ghosts/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T153000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250919T205751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T193949Z UID:10000060-1761832800-1761838200@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Navigating Literary Magazines:  Great markets for YOUR work DESCRIPTION:Feeling overwhelmed by the landscape of literary magazines? Join us in this fun and lively session for answers to your lit mag questions.\n\n\n\nFor All Writers \n\n\n\nThe landscape of literary magazines can be overwhelming. With over 6\,000 journals currently on the market\, writers often struggle with finding the best and most appropriate magazines for their projects. In this lively and informative talk\, we will look at the tools available to writers to narrow down the market and discuss ways to find journals specifically suited to their interests.  \n\n\n\nAre contests good to enter? How do you determine a credible writing contest?  \n\n\n\nWhat are things to look for in deciding whether to submit to a newer lit mag?  \n\n\n\nShould writers pay submission fees?  \n\n\n\nWhat do rejection letters really mean?  \n\n\n\nAnd so much more!  \n\n\n\nGain empowerment to find exciting journals and submit your work for publication. Can’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN best practices for success in lit mag publishing and writing contests\n\n\n\nDISCOVER ways to narrow the market and target those journals most suitable for your work\n\n\n\nFIND new resources to help you with lit mag publishing\n\n\n\nGET inspired and empowered to send your writing into the world\n\n\n\nASK any questions you have about lit mag publishing \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers of all genres who are seeking successful strategies for submitting their work for publication.\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecky Tuch is a fiction and nonfiction writer based in Pennsylvania. Her short stories have been honored with awards from Moment Magazine\, Briar Cliff Review\, Glimmer Train as well as fellowships from The MacDowell Colony and elsewhere. Additional work has appeared in Atticus Review\, Gulf Coast\, Post Road\, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, and other publications. She is the creator of Lit Mag News\, a Substack dedicated to demystifying the world of literary magazines. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/navigating-literary-magazines/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MASTER-Event-Templates-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250915T195237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T193955Z UID:10000059-1761145200-1761150600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Writing the Hermit Crab Essay: Telling Your Story in Borrowed Forms  DESCRIPTION:Learn to write and revise a Hermit Crab essay from the teacher who coined the term\, and have fun generating new and surprising work!\n\n\n\nFor Creative Nonfiction\, Personal Essay and Memoir \n\n\n\nThe “Hermit Crab” essay\, Brenda Miller writes in Tell It Slant\, borrows a form that already exists in the world to tell a personal story. Like the hermit crab creatures themselves\, these essays need a found shell to contain their vulnerable underbellies.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Brenda Miller will show how you can find your own shells and use them to coax out material that otherwise might not have found its way. She will provide powerful examples and guide you in a fun and inspiring writing practice to generate new and unexpected material. She will also describe revision approaches and submission strategies for these innovative essays. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN how to identify and use the Hermit Crab essay form in your own work. \n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to select compelling “shells” for Hermit Crab essays.\n\n\n\nSTUDY the relationship between form and content. \n\n\n\nPRACTICE writing techniques that coax out new material by working within borrowed forms.\n\n\n\nLEARN specific revision strategies for refining Hermit Crab essays. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who…\n\n\n\n\nNeed a little “spark” in their writing practice\n\n\n\nWant to explore and experiment with new forms\n\n\n\nFind themselves challenged in writing difficult material.\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrenda Miller is the author of six essay collections\, most recently A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form (University of Michigan Press\, 2021). Her book of collaborative essays with Julie Marie Wade\, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices\, won the Cleveland State Poetry Center Award for an essay collection and was published in 2021. She co-authored Tell It Slant: Creating\, Refining\, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction  (Third Edition 2019) and The Pen and The Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World. Her poetry chapbook\, The Daughters of Elderly Women\, received the 2020 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her work has received seven Pushcart Prizes. She is a Professor Emerita at Western Washington University\, where she taught creative writing for 25 years. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/writing-the-hermit-crab-essay/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T140000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20251015T215250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T233332Z UID:10000065-1761051600-1761055200@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | Funny on Purpose: The Craft of Writing Comedy DESCRIPTION:With Emmy-award winning writer Elliott Kalan\, former Head Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.\n\n\n\nWhat’s the difference between a book that makes people smile and one that makes them snort-laugh on the subway? \n\n\n\nIntent. And technique. \n\n\n\nMost writers stumble into humor by accident—a clever turn of phrase here\, a self-deprecating moment there. But award-winning comedy writer Elliott Kalan (winner of four Emmys\, a Peabody\, and Head Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) knows something most authors don’t: being funny on purpose is a learnable skill\, whether you’re writing memoir\, fiction\, or anything in between. \n\n\n\nIn this months’ Writers Bridge\, Elliott will reveal why relying on natural wit isn’t enough—and how his “joke farming” method can help you cultivate intentional humor that enhances your story. He’ll show you how to plant comedic moments that feel organic\, tend to them with the right structure and timing\, and harvest laughs that serve your larger narrative. \n\n\n\nJoin us TUESDAY October 21st at 1PM EASTERN – live and FREE on Zoom\, all welcome! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElliott Kalan is an Emmy\, Peabody\, and Writers Guild Award–winning television writer and producer whose credits include head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and head writer for the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000\, among other shows. He is currently executive producer and showrunner for the forthcoming Ghostbusters animated series on Netflix. \n\n\n\nElliott also hosts or cohosts the podcasts SmartLess Presents: ClueLess\, The Flop House\, and The Power Broker\, a limited series from 99% Invisible. Additional writing credits include the history podcast Presidents Are People\, Too!\, the children’s sketch comedy show The Who Was? Show\, three children’s picture books\, and comic book series for Marvel and DC Comics. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about writing comedy\, writing for TV\, and the wonderful chaos of the writers’ room. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/bridge-funny/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Writers Bridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TWB-logo-2023-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250915T185718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T153008Z UID:10000058-1760540400-1760545800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Micro Memoirs: Writing Tiny True Stories DESCRIPTION:Can you write a powerful\, true story in less than 300 words? Learn how to write emotionally resonant\, attention-grabbing micro memoirs. \n\n\n\nFor Creative Nonfiction\, Personal Essay and Memoir \n\n\n\nMicro memoirs (a sub-genre of flash creative nonfiction) are true stories from one’s life written with power and brevity. Generally defined as 300 words or less\, these tiny essays pack a powerful punch! With a limited word count\, every word matters. Through writing micros\, you’ll learn to distill what’s most important\, focus on a single experience\, and rely on images and sensory details to make your work pop on the page—work that can help your scenes\, essays\, and manuscripts\, too. \n\n\n\nDuring this online generative webinar\, participants will look at examples of evocative micro memoirs and explore what makes them effective. They’ll learn how to create a lasting emotional impact on readers with just a few words by using precise sensory details\, poetic devices\, and metaphor. At the end\, Bethany will provide three writing prompts as optional homework to jumpstart your writing! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the six key elements of a successful micro memoir.\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to create emotional resonance so readers keep thinking about your piece long after they read it.\n\n\n\nGET TIPS for writing engaging and powerful micro memoirs that editors and readers will love.\n\n\n\nEXPLORE how compression\, sensory details\, and lyricism increase the impact of your writing.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who want to…\n\n\n\n\nExplore the possibilities of tiny prose\n\n\n\nImmediately capture the attention of editors and readers\n\n\n\nIncrease the impact and emotional resonance within all their writing\n\n\n\nLearn how to use compression and sensory details to make their work come alive\n\n\n\nExplore a form that can be written in liminal moments\, in the midst of life’s busyness\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Jarmul is an Appalachian writer\, poet\, writing coach\, and workshop instructor. She’s the author of a poetry collection\, Lightning Is a Mother\, and a memoir\, Take Me Home. Her work has been published in more than 100 literary magazines including Rattle\, Brevity\, and Chestnut Review. Her writing was selected for Best Spiritual Literature and Best Small Fictions and nominated for the Pushcart Prize and The Best of the Net.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/micro-memoirs/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MASTER-Event-Templates-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T143000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250907T215311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T232213Z UID:10000056-1760184000-1760193000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:SEMINAR | The Right Words: Boost Your Author Platform with Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Your author platform rests on your public identity. Create and define your online self to capture readers’ attention and showcase your story.\n\n\n\nAfter creating your art privately\, over time\, marketing can feel disingenuous\, even tacky. But to attract attention from readers\, agents\, and publishers\, you need a clearly defined public persona that truly reflects who you are and what you offer. Storytelling is the key to getting noticed in a click-away world without compromising your message.  \n\n\n\nThis 2.5-hour generative seminar will help you align your website\, social media\, and content with who you are while also ensuring your work is discoverable online. This isn’t a tech-heavy session—it’s about using your words to define your digital identity in a way that resonates with your audience and gets found by search engines. If you hate your current website or are procrastinating launching one altogether\, or if you rely on social media platforms for your audience engagement but worry they could change or disappear overnight\, this seminar is for you! \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how to research and reflect on your current online identity\, avoid common SEO and AI pitfalls\, and generate key search words through storytelling. Through writing prompts and case studies\, we’ll focus on crafting drafts for your Home and About pages\, giving you the tools to build a digital presence that feels true to you. Whether you’re just starting your author website or renovating the one you have\, you’ll leave this workshop with actionable steps to take your online presence to the next level and connect more effectively with your intended audience. \n\n\n\nThis seminar offers live workshopping for HOME or ABOUT pages of 5–7 selected websites. Submit your URL a week in advance (instructions in your confirmation email) for a chance to be featured live. If time allows\, additional links may be shared in the chat. All participants—whether featured or not—will receive personalized feedback by email for up to two weeks after the session\, including on content drafted during the workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this Interactive seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nALIGN your online presence with your true creative identity.\n\n\n\nLEARN to analyze and apply insights from different website styles. \n\n\n\nDEVELOP clear and engaging content for key website pages\, while maintaining a personal voice and clarity.\n\n\n\nCREATE effective\, engaging calls-to-action and website copy that draws visitors in and makes it easy for them to connect. \n\n\n\nEXPLORE practical steps to refine an online identity that supports your professional and personal goals. \n\n\n\nENGAGE in Q&A to discuss specific challenges in shaping your website and digital presence.All registered attendees will receive the Golden Notes summary with actionable steps and the slides from the presentation\, including prompts for further reflection and implementation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers\, freelancers\, and creatives who \n\n\n\n\nAre frustrated with their current website or procrastinating on launching one\n\n\n\nHave changed careers or writing styles and need to update their digital presence\n\n\n\nAre online-phobic and unsure how to navigate creating an authentic\, engaging digital identity\n\n\n\nFeel their social media presence isn’t enough and want to take full control of their online persona\n\n\n\nWant to boost visibility without relying on complex SEO tactics or tech-heavy jargon\n\n\n\nLooking to align their website\, social media\, and content with who they truly are\, while making sure it works for SEO and engagement\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Michelle Cutler is an award-winning screenwriter\, storytelling coach\, and essayist with more than 15-years of experience as a freelance advertising writer and brand strategist. She has worked on over 1\,700 commercial campaigns across the U.S.\, U.K.\, and Europe\, collaborating with top directors and agencies on projects ranging from the world stage of the Olympics to episodic television\, feature films\, and luxury house paint. Her reported and personal essays have appeared in HuffPost\, Business Insider\, Trail Runner Magazine\, Under the Gum Tree\, Brevity Blog\, and elsewhere. She loves working with individual writers and artists on personal storytelling\, branding\, pitching\, and audience engagement. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nTestimonials from past students:\n\n\n\n“Michelle Cutler knows her stuff! And she is very generous and patient in sharing her expertise. I need to go back and listen to the recording again to glean even more benefit from her workshop!” – Andi Penner (IWWG hosted workshop participant) \n\n\n\n“Michelle’s webinar gave me immediate and concrete steps to improve my website in a clear and easily understood manner. She is very charming and seemed genuinely interested in my questions\, answering all of them by the end of the session. Well worth the time and money spent.” – Diana Eden (IWWG hosted workshop participant) \n\n\n\n“I am a gardener in Nevada City California. My mother signed me up for this workshop. It absolutely turned my head around about the approach that I’ve been taking. It was fun and smart and it made the “lights in my building” brighter! I highly recommend it.” – Kathy Irving (IWWG hosted workshop participant) \n\n\n\n“Michelle’s clear presentation and focus were invaluable! Her “SEO of Me” workshop was exactly what I needed as I work to tell my story as an online presence.” – Lisa St. John (IWWG hosted workshop participant) \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/seminar-the-right-words/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MASTER-Event-Templates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T160000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250910T003113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T114808Z UID:10000057-1759935600-1759939200@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Personal Essays for Mainstream Media: the Form\, the Market & What Editors Want DESCRIPTION:Pitching and writing short personal essays for commercial media means answering Why you? and Why now? right up front! \n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction and Personal Essay \n\n\n\nLearn the nuts and bolts of the 750- to 1\,500-word personal experience essays commonly found in popular\, mainstream publications\, ranging from the Boston Globe Magazine “Connections\,” The New York Times “Modern Love\,” HuffPost Personal\, and special-topics publications like travel (Yankee\, Afar)\, food (Bon Appétit)\, parenting (Motherwell)\, and other niche interests\, lifestyles\, and hobbies.  \n\n\n\nLearn how to craft essays that are straightforward\, direct\, and to the point; that focus on a poignant personal transformation; that have a strong “I” voice narrator from the start; and that provide the reader with some universal takeaway or lesson. We’ll also make sure your essays answer the “why now? ” question by showing how to make your essays timely\, topical\, and responsive to newsworthy events\, anniversaries\, and seasons—which editors love.  \n\n\n\nThis webinar will NOT focus on experimental\, lyrical\, or literary essays. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nUNDERSTAND the form\, structure\, and marketplace for mainstream essays.\n\n\n\nAVOID the top mistakes that writers of these essays make.\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to craft personal experiences into short essays.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers at any level who:\n\n\n\n\nwant to publish in mainstream outlets\n\n\n\nstruggle finding a clear focus and takeaway for their essays\n\n\n\nwant to turn their personal experiences into marketable narratives\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nETHAN GILSDORF is a writer\, teacher\, performer\, and the author of the Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks. His work has appeared in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, Esquire\, Wired\, Salon\, O the Oprah Magazine\, Brevity\, Electric Literature\, Poetry\, The Southern Review\, among other publications\, and named “Notable” by The Best American Essays. He teaches workshops in essay\, creative nonfiction and memoir at GrubStreet in Boston\, where he leads the Essay Incubator program\,  and at LitArts RI. He is also on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program at Lasell University. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/personal-essays-for-mainstream/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T150000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250825T195635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T192724Z UID:10000055-1759582800-1759590000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Beyond Description: Creating Powerful\, Realistic Characters in Fiction and Memoir DESCRIPTION:The most powerful characters on the page are complex and multi-layered\, and they both surprise and convince readers with (and within!) their reality.\n\n\n\nfor Fiction and Memoir \n\n\n\nNovelists create characters from nothing\, who must feel as real as anyone we’ve met. Memoirists must pack a lifetime of knowledge into selected details to show readers the people they engaged with\, as those people truly are. But too often\, writers default to physical description—characters pausing in front of conveniently reflective surfaces—or narrating our own judgements of the people we know\, rather than allowing readers to make those discoveries themselves. As an actor\, playwright\, and director\, Allison K Williams has explored character creation inside and out. \n\n\n\nIn this special 2-hour (Saturday) webinar\, you’ll learn how to use tools from theatre to analyze your own text and create stronger characters on the page. With examples from fiction and memoir\, we’ll examine how objectives\, passions\, and foibles drive characters and deepen their dramatic impact; how qualities of movement are expressed in verbs and adverbs; the difference between high-context dialogue and “stuff I needed the reader to know so I made a character say it”; and even dive into how punctuation can shape a character’s emotion in a scene. \n\n\n\nYou’ll raise your craft level and gain a tool kit to help you present all your characters\, real or fictional\, as fully rounded beings\, regardless of their word count\, and make each one memorable and worthy of their time on the page. \n\n\n\nIn-class writing time and live editing will give you a chance to apply this to your writing right away. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a TWO-HOUR class\, with 20 minutes of writing time in the middle.\n\n\n\n\n45 minutes – Learn the tools of character analysis\, and key writing techniques to show character on the page\n\n\n\n10 minutes – Q&A to fully understand and apply the information.\n\n\n\n20 minutes – Revise a scene that introduces one of your key characters to heighten the character’s impact on the page and more skillfully show who they are\, what they want and why they matter. Allison will continue taking questions in the chat. \n\n\n\nOPTIONAL: volunteer for live-editing and upload your scene as a Word doc or docx to a Google Drive (link will be provided in class\, no pages will be accepted before they are called for).\n\n\n\n40 minutes – Allison will live-edit pages shared on screen\, noting where the writer is succeeding and what revisions could make the prose even more effective. During live edits\, she’ll call out specific techniques and tips for everyone to apply to their own work\, right away. \n\n\n\n10 minutes – Q&A and planning your writing from here.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will cover\n\n\n\n\nHOW the interplay of passion and foible creates conflict and tension within and between characters\n\n\n\nThe “CHARACTER ZERO” of Commedia Dell’ Arte and how it relates to modern prose\n\n\n\nSHOWING villainous\, abusive\, narcissistic and harmful behavior in ways that allow the reader to judge—and why moments of “good” give evil more impact\n\n\n\nWORLDBUILDING through character action and dialogue\n\n\n\nWHEN\, HOW\, and WHY to use adverbs (hint: “in a _____ tone” is needlessly verbose! Bring on the adverbs!)\n\n\n\nThe ACTOR’S TECHNIQUE for bringing to life the most minor of characters—and how to use it in writing.\n\n\n\nOBJECTIVES and OBSTACLES\, and how they make characters active in every scene.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for\n\n\n\n\nNovelists with a large cast of characters who need distinction; or only a few characters who must hold the reader’s attention throughout the book\n\n\n\nMemoirists who want to write vivid characters without getting lost in their own emotional past experience\n\n\n\nCreative writing students and graduates of MFA programs who want to expand their writing craft with conscious practice.\n\n\n\nDevelopmental editors who want to grow their knowledge of characterization in prose and better communicate that knowledge to their author clients.\n\n\n\n“Plotters” struggling with bringing a character dossier to life on the page \n\n\n\n“Pantsers” who need to fill in background and personality without info-dumping\n\n\n\nWriters hearing feedback that their characters blend together\, or are too “black-and-white” and need more depth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔ \n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams is the author of Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book. She has edited and coached writers to Big Five and literary/university publishing deals and the New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists. She’s guided essayists and humorists to publication in media including the New Yorker\, Time\, the Guardian\, the New York Times\, McSweeney’s\, Refinery29\, Hippocampus\, the Belladonna and TED Talks. As Social Media Editor for Brevity\, she inspires thousands of writers with weekly blogs on craft and the writing life. \n\n\n\nBefore turning to writing and editing fulltime\, Allison was a classically-trained actor. With a BA in Theatre and an MFA in Playwriting\, she has acted and directed with American Stage\, The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival\, Eckerd College\, Western Michigan University\, and many more. Her plays for young actors have been noted by Dramatics Magazine as top-ten most produced worldwide\, and her multi-character solo show TRUE STORY won Best of Fringe at the London Fringe Festival and toured the USA and Canada. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/beyond-description/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Event-Template-1-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T140000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250822T145811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T194008Z UID:10000054-1759237200-1759240800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | Publicity 101 for Authors DESCRIPTION:Finally understand what publicists know (and what your publisher isn’t telling you)\n\n\n\nSo you’ve written a book—congratulations! Now comes the fun part: convincing the world to actually read it. Our special guest\, professional publicist Shanetta McDonald\, will demystify the often-overwhelming world of book publicity\, starting with why press coverage still matters in our digital age and how it translates into actual readers and sales. \n\n\n\nWe’ll break down the difference between what your publisher’s in-house team handles versus what external PR agencies do\, plus help you figure out what you can tackle yourself versus when it’s worth hiring help. You’ll learn how to build your own roadmap through the publicity maze\, with practical strategies that won’t break your budget. \n\n\n\nToday’s media landscape is brutal. Journalists are drowning in pitches (they only open about 45% of what hits their inbox)\, newsrooms are shrinking\, and news cycles move faster than a caffeinated hummingbird. But don’t panic—we’ll dive into the art of media pitching. Learn how to work with news cycles\, understand lead times\, and most importantly\, how to develop compelling media angles that transform your book from just another title into a newsworthy story that editors and producers want to cover. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a debut author feeling lost or a seasoned writer looking to up your publicity game\, you’ll leave with a FREE book media launch timeline and checklist–so you’ll know exactly what to do and when to do it–and the confidence to give your book the launch it deserves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanetta McDonald is the founder of The Giselle Agency\, a boutique PR agency dedicated to supporting women\, BIPOC\, and queer authors with intentional\, story- and mission-driven book launches. With over 16 years of experience\, she has spent her career challenging societal norms and shifting cultural conversations. Today\, she proudly focuses on amplifying the voices of those who need it most\, marginalized groups who are making a difference. \n\n\n\nShanetta’s own writing has been featured in Allure\, Refinery29\, HuffPost\, Essence\, and Well+Good\, where she explores themes of identity\, healing\, body image\, and belonging. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about Substack\, newsletters\, essays\, and building platform by doing what you love. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/bridge-publicity-101/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Writers Bridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TWB-logo-2023-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T161500 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250820T200311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T171501Z UID:10000053-1758726000-1758730500@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Best Beginnings: Announcing Yourself At The Start DESCRIPTION:Sometimes the beginning is the first thing you write. Sometimes it’s the last. How do you know if your beginning is doing its best work for you? \n\n\n\nfor Fiction and Nonfiction \n\n\n\nA beginning plants seeds. A beginning announces voice and tone and mood. A beginning establishes the writer’s authority to tell the story or to offer the opinion that is coming. The way you start your essay\, your book\, or your Substack newsletter will determine just how many readers (and agents! and editors!) read on.  \n\n\n\nJoin us to explore the best among beginnings and to discover the very best in you.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll take a good look at exquisite beginnings\, as well as a few that … might have been improved. We’ll spend some time learning from Janet Malcolm’s famous essay “Forty-one False Starts.” We’ll respond to prompts and writerly cascades that will both set new stories into motion and help redirect or reshape beginnings that already exist. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nCONSIDER the power of false starts in your writing process\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the key to best beginnings\n\n\n\nWRITE some brand new beginnings in response to given prompts\n\n\n\nLEARN to revise old beginnings in ways that will make your work feel brand new\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for new and intermediate writers …\n\n\n\n\nCONTEMPLATING the start of a new work in progress\n\n\n\nUNDERTAKING their final revisions of a work in progress\n\n\n\nWho WISH to gain the attention of editors and agents\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeth Kephart is the award-winning writer of three-dozen books in multiple genres\, an award-winning teacher of memoir\, and a paper artist. She is the author\, most recently\, of Wife|Daughter|Self: A Memoir in Essays\, My Life in Paper: Adventures in Ephemera\, and Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday’s News: A Philadelphia Story\, as well as a series of craft books. Find her art and her musings on language and life at her Substack\, The Hush and the Howl. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/best-beginnings/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MASTER-Event-Templates-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250818T205944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T140818Z UID:10000051-1758121200-1758126600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Stop Getting in Your Own Way: End Writing Self-Sabotage and Unlock Creative Flow DESCRIPTION:If all the productivity tricks still leave you stuck\, it’s time to stop hacking and start honoring what truly works for you.\n\n\n\nFor all Writers \n\n\n\nWriters often pride themselves on working hard—but what if that hard work is actually self-sabotage in disguise? In this 90-minute live webinar\, we’ll uncover the subtle\, energy-draining ways self-sabotage shows up in the writing life. From perfectionism pretending to be productivity to rigid routines that keep you stuck\, you’ll learn how to spot the behaviors and beliefs that are quietly derailing your progress. We’ll also explore how to recognize when you’re working against your creative nature instead of flowing with it. \n\n\n\nThis isn’t just another list of writing hacks—it’s an opportunity to challenge the story you’ve been telling yourself about what it means to be a writer. If you’re ready to enter creative flow with more ease\, reconnect with your true motivations\, and create from a place of grounded confidence and joy\, this session is for you. Join us to stop spinning your wheels—and start writing the stories your heart was meant to tell. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nFIND OUT how self-sabotage masquerades as discipline or diligence\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the unconscious beliefs keeping you stuck in cycles of frustration\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY the inner patterns blocking your flow\, and how to break free from them\n\n\n\nLEARN practical\, soul-nourishing tools to rewire your mindset\, reclaim your creative energy\, and work with your unique creative operating system.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is appropriate for all skill levels\, but especially helpful for writers who feel burned out\, stuck\, or like they’re working hard but not making progress or finishing their projects. It’s ideal for writers who…\n\n\n\n\nSEEK to build a sustainable\, long-term creative practice\n\n\n\nSTRUGGLE to make progress despite hard work and dedication \n\n\n\nFEEL BURNED OUT or stuck \n\n\n\nMISS DEADLINES and don’t complete their projects \n\n\n\nHAVE TRIED all the productivity hacks but find nothing works\n\n\n\nFEAR that their greatest skill is procrastination   \n\n\n\nDISLIKE rigid structures and practices\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Cooper Ellison is an author\, speaker\, trauma-informed writing coach\, and the host of the Writing Your Resilience podcast. She works and writes at the intersection of storytelling and healing\, combining her clinical training and writing expertise to help writers transform difficult experiences into art. Her essays and stories have been featured on Risk! and in The New York Times\, HuffPost\, Kenyon Review Online\, and The Loss of a Lifetime: Grieving Siblings Share Stories of Love\, Loss\, and Hope\, among others. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/stop-getting-in-your-own-way/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MASTER-Event-Templates-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250805T172809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T191110Z UID:10000048-1757775600-1758387600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:SEMINAR | Master Your Memoir's Structure DESCRIPTION:Learn how to build a structure that serves your themes and propels readers forward.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturdays\, September 13 & 20 @ 3:00-5:00 pm  EDT \n\n\n\nStructure is often the hardest part of writing a memoir. How do we decide what material is relevant? How do we find a container for our stories that will convey meaning? And how do we arrange our memories and experiences into a strong arc that keeps readers turning pages? \n\n\n\nThis 2-part seminar will give you hands-on tools for going from messy first draft to a clear\, compelling structure. We’ll address 3 key elements of memoir structure: scope (what belongs and what doesn’t)\, sequencing (how to arrange chapters and scenes)\, and container (i.e. braided\, associative\, chronological\, etc.).  \n\n\n\nIn Part 1\, you’ll learn how to distinguish between “story” and “situation\,” evaluate what material belongs and doesn’t\, and build your arc.  \n\n\n\nPart 2 will focus on finding the perfect container for your story\, sequencing your scenes\, and crafting strong transitions that guide readers from start to finish.  \n\n\n\nThrough hands-on exercises and published memoir examples\, you’ll leave with a structural blueprint and a clear roadmap for refining your memoir’s arc. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful TWO-DAY live seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY the scope of your memoir by finding the deeper “story” beneath the “situation” of your experiences.\n\n\n\nEXPLORE different memoir structures (using published memoirs as examples) and find the right fit for your story.\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW to strengthen your narrative arc\, and which scenes to expand\, cut\, or rearrange to build momentum and emotional resonance.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who:\n\n\n\n\nNeed help deciding what material belongs and doesn’t belong in their memoir\n\n\n\nHave a complete or near-complete draft of a memoir\, and need help shaping it into a compelling arc\n\n\n\nWant to explore different structural possibilities for their memoir\n\n\n\nWant to hone the structure of their manuscript before submitting it to agents and editors\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie Bannon is a writer\, editor\, and educator whose work has appeared in The Washington Post\, The Rumpus\, ELLE Magazine\, Narratively\, and more. Her memoir manuscript\, which charts her journey as a compulsive hair puller\, was a finalist for the Permafrost Nonfiction Book Prize. A graduate of GrubStreet’s Memoir Incubator\, she holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Emerson College. She is a developmental editor who loves working with memoirists and essayists on how to write and revise their most vulnerable\, taboo stories. She teaches at GrubStreet and lives in Central Massachusetts with her partner and two cats. \n\n\n\nStudent Testimonials\n\n\n\n\n“Katie is the best writing instructor I have ever had. Her presentation was impeccable. She provided an abundance of ideas\, details\, examples\, and information. In fact\, the class was overflowing with information. I have nothing but praise for Katie and the class content.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Katie was an amazing instructor. She explained core concepts with clarity and ease\, provided excellent examples and writing samples\, and created a very supportive learning environment. The class truly exceeded my expectations!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Holy moly\, this was a superb class. Instructor was well-prepared with lots of valuable and well-organized information and ideas. I have already begun applying some of the tools from class to revise—and what a difference it’s making!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/master-your-memoir/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Event-Template-from-Canva-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250809T204401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T135516Z UID:10000050-1757516400-1757521800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Hybrid Memoir: The Fine Art of Flexible Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Stop worrying if your work falls into a particular category and just write your story.\n\n\n\nfor Memoir\, Essay\, Literary Journalism\, Hybrid \n\n\n\nMemoir\, essay\, lyric or informational? Just write! Learn how combining various nonfiction modes helps tell your story as best you can\, using the most advantageous tools.  \n\n\n\nWith examples ranging from Claudia Rankine to Joan Didion to Robin Wall Kimmerer\, we’ll explore how long and short\, familiar and uncommon forms might combine to create memorable work\, surprising work\, lively work\, and work that is eminently publishable.  \n\n\n\nWith prompts and friendly nudges\, this webinar will spark fresh ideas for memoirists starting something new and those stuck on a current project.  \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how memoirists break genre rules all the time\, and how doing so invigorates the work.\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the role of curiosity and improvisation in creating lively nonfiction. \n\n\n\nLEARN how unexpected approaches and points of view—what Emily Dickinson calls “telling it slant” —deepen your storytelling.\n\n\n\nFREE UP your style. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers at any level who:\n\n\n\n\nWorry that their writing is predictable and unremarkable\n\n\n\nFeel stuck\n\n\n\nAre adventurous\n\n\n\nAre willing to branch out into new approaches\n\n\n\nWould like their work to immediately capture the attention of editors\, agents\, and readers\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDinty W. Moore is the author of the memoirs Between Panic & Desire and To Hell With It\, and the writing guides Crafting the Personal Essay and The Mindful Writer\, among numerous other books. He has published essays and stories in Harper’s\, The New York Times Magazine\, Georgia Review\, Kenyon Review\, Ploughshares\, and elsewhere. He is founding editor of Brevity\, the journal of flash nonfiction\, and has taught nonfiction writing for more than 30 years. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/webinar-hybrid-memoir/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Moore.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250804T191918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T145217Z UID:10000047-1756911600-1756917000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Making the Personal Universal: Transform Your Essays with Research  DESCRIPTION:Incorporating research can enliven our narratives\, add resonance to the stories we tell\, and make the personal universal.\n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction\, Narrative Nonfiction \n\n\n\nAmy Shea’s powerful essay in the Massachusetts Review\, “Deaths of Disparity\,” weaves personal experience\, narrative\, and research into addiction and treatment to explore questions of human dignity. What makes this essay so effective\, and how can you figure out when\, how\, and how much research to include in your creative writing?  \n\n\n\nJoin Amy Shea as she pulls back the curtain on her process and deconstructs her long-form essay. We will explore why to include research\, how hard facts and cultural context can improve an essay\, considerations on how to format and present those facts\, the balance of critical and creative elements\, and how to enhance braided research and narrative through literary elements such as voice\, tone\, and register.  \n\n\n\nClass will include time for close reading of other examples and writing practice. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN to identify when research can serve your story—and when it might distract\n\n\n\nEXPLORE ways to weave facts seamlessly into a narrative without losing emotional impact\n\n\n\nEXAMINE well-integrated research in creative nonfiction \n\n\n\nGAIN INSIGHT through a behind-the-scenes look at the presenter’s process and essay\n\n\n\nPRACTICE incorporating research into your own writing through guided exercises\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers at any level who:\n\n\n\n\nWant to move beyond purely personal narratives\n\n\n\nAre interested in weaving research into essays without losing their creative voice\n\n\n\nAre ready to transition from short pieces to longer-form work\n\n\n\nWant to explore braiding multiple elements in a non-chronological structure\n\n\n\nEnjoy studying other writers’ processes to deepen and inspire their own practice\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAMY SHEA is an essayist and is the author of Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins. Her work has appeared in The Missouri Review\, Pangyrus\, Portland Review\, The Massachusetts Review\, Spry Literary Journal\, Fat City Review\, From Glasgow to Saturn\, and the Journal of Sociology of Health & Illness. She works as the Writing Program Director for Mount Tamalpais College\, a free community college for the incarcerated people of San Quentin. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/making-the-personal-universal/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Shea-Event-Templates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T120000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250805T203513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T232947Z UID:10000049-1756378800-1758196800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR | Weekly Meetup: Working Through The Artist's Way  DESCRIPTION:Creativity calls for intention and connection. Let’s show up together.\n\n\n\nfor All Writers and Creative Types \n\n\n\nYou’ve probably heard of The Artist’s Way—maybe it’s on your shelf\, maybe you’ve cracked it open once or twice\, maybe you’ve promised yourself you’ll return to it “someday.” Well\, here’s your chance! We’re gathering for a chill\, no-cost\, weekly meetup to work through the first four chapters. That’s it. No grand declarations. Just four weeks of showing up for one hour on Zoom to be writers in community. \n\n\n\nWe’ll talk about morning pages (whether you’re doing them or just dodging them)\, artist dates (how to make them happen and where you might take yourself)\, and the strange\, wonderful ways creativity starts to wake up when we give it a little room. \n\n\n\nWe’ll ask questions. Share ideas. Probably write a little.  \n\n\n\nIt’s not a class\, not a critique group\, not therapy—just people committing (again or for the first time) to bringing writing and creativity back into their routine. You don’t even need to consider yourself “a writer.” If you’re drawn to the creative practice\, you’re welcome to join. \n\n\n\nWe recommend borrowing The Artist’s Way from your local library and reading the first chapter\, “Recovering a Sense of Safety\,” before our first meetup. If you’d prefer your own copy\, we suggest this edition: The Artist’s Way: 25th Anniversary Edition by Julia Cameron. There’s also a companion workbook—but it’s completely optional. One note: Julia Cameron talks a lot about spirituality and the idea of a creative force greater than ourselves. You don’t have to subscribe to that\, but if it’s a turnoff\, this might not be your jam. That said\, it’s free and friendly\, and you’re welcome to pop in and see how it feels. \n\n\n\nCan’t make every session? No worries—join us the following week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the first four chapters of The Artist’s Way\n\n\n\nBUILD momentum with weekly creative check-ins\n\n\n\nFIND support and CONNECTION with other writers and creative types\n\n\n\nDISCOVER practical ideas for tackling resistance\n\n\n\nWRITE together in a low-stakes space\n\n\n\nREFLECT on the link between creativity and habit\n\n\n\nBE INSPIRED to keep going—even after the four weeks are up\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for those who:\n\n\n\n\nAre feeling stuck\, stalled\, or disconnected from their work\n\n\n\nWant to rebuild (or build) a sustainable creative habit\n\n\n\nAre curious about the practices of The Artist’s Way\n\n\n\nNeed a gentle nudge to reengage with morning pages or artist dates\n\n\n\nCrave creative conversation\n\n\n\nAre seeking inspiration\, not necessarily instruction\n\n\n\nWant to explore their ideas without the pressure or need for perfection\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSHARLA YATES is the program director of CRAFT TALKS\, a webinar series for writers on writing\, and the former director of education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation\, where she led a robust weekly webinar series and online writing program. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh and is a multi-genre writer and experienced instructor. \n\n\n\nSharla is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight (Stranded Oak Press\, 2017). Her nonfiction essay “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal Writing Contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award and was published by Short Reads. She also co-hosts The Writers Bridge\, a free monthly platform-building series for writers\, alongside Allison K Williams. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/free-weekly-meetup/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MASTER-Event-Templates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T161500 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250728T145347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T141707Z UID:10000046-1756306800-1756311300@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | The Dreaded 'So What?’: How to Build Stakes That Make Readers Care DESCRIPTION:When nothing feels at risk\, readers stop caring. Learn how to build compelling stakes that keep readers turning pages.\n\n\n\nfor Personal Essay and Memoir \n\n\n\nLow stakes are the #1 reason personal narratives get rejected. As writers\, we’re faced with a dreaded question: So what? How do we get a stranger to care about our lives—and why should they? How do we encourage readers with short attention spans to keep turning pages? \n\n\n\nLearn 5 key tools for building tension and emotional stakes in personal narratives. Using works by writers like Natasha Trethewey\, Kristen Iversen\, and Alex Marzano-Lesnevich\, we’ll crack the code on how nonfiction writers build high stakes and sustain them throughout their narratives. Then we’ll apply these techniques to your own manuscript through hands-on exercises: defining internal and external stakes\, creating obstacles that keep readers engaged\, using strategic time shifts to build suspense\, and more. \n\n\n\nYou’ll leave with a complete toolkit for building and sustaining stakes that keep readers engaged from start to finish. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN 5 tools for ramping up the stakes in your memoir or personal essay\, making readers feel instantly invested \n\n\n\nEXPLORE how nonfiction writers use stakes & suspense to keep readers turning pages \n\n\n\nAPPLY new stakes-building techniques to your own narratives\n\n\n\nBUILD a toolkit of strategies for defining stakes\, seeding conflicts\, and building suspense\, to make your pages stand out to agents\, editors\, and readers\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers at any level who:\n\n\n\n\nWant to ramp up the emotional stakes & tension in their story \n\n\n\nAre getting rejections and need tools for making their work more compelling and high-stakes\n\n\n\nAre struggling to identify the larger “so what?” of their personal story\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKATIE BANNON is a writer\, editor\, and educator whose work has appeared in The Washington Post\, The Rumpus\, ELLE Magazine\, Narratively\, and more. Her memoir manuscript\, which charts her journey as a compulsive hair puller\, was a finalist for the Permafrost Nonfiction Book Prize. A graduate of GrubStreet’s Memoir Incubator\, she holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Emerson College. She loves helping memoirists and essayists tell their most vulnerable\, taboo stories. She lives in Central Massachusetts with her partner and two cats. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/the-dreaded-so-what/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250710T163323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T233015Z UID:10000042-1755702000-1755707400@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Memoir-Plus: The Key to Writing a Memoir That Sells DESCRIPTION:You have a story to tell. But how do you convince the publishing industry that people want to read it?\n\n\n\nIn a world where an estimated two to three million books are published every year\, your memoir needs to stand out\, not just with compelling storytelling\, but with a marketable hook that expands its audience. Enter memoir-plus\, a powerful approach that blends memoir with something more\, making it bigger\, bolder\, and more irresistible to readers and publishers alike. \n\n\n\nThis idea-packed webinar will help you explore new ways to frame your memoir\, whether you’re still brainstorming or deep into drafting. You’ll leave with fresh inspiration\, actionable insights\, and a clearer path toward a memoir that stands out in a very crowded field. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN the distinction between traditional memoir and memoir-plus\, and why it matters\n\n\n\nENCOUNTER standout memoirs\, discovering how their marketing copy positions them as “pluses”\n\n\n\nGET INSPIRED with over 20 different “pluses” you can add to your memoir\n\n\n\nFIND OUT where to highlight your memoir-plus elements in a book proposal\, to attract agents and publishers\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for you if You’re …\n\n\n\n\nJust getting started and want to build a memoir concept with marketability in mind from the beginning\n\n\n\nIn the muddy middle and feel called to reframe or reimagine your project to make it bigger\, bolder\, and more marketable\n\n\n\nReady to pitch your memoir-plus and need strategies to make it stand out\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Leigh Selig is an LBGTQ+ teacher\, international speaker\, book publisher\, and author whose writing and teaching career spans four decades. She’s the author of dozens of newspaper articles\, book reviews\, essays\, journal articles\, short stories\, screenplays\, and books\, including the Nautilus Gold award-winning book\, Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit\, The Writer’s Block Workbook: A Psychologist’s Guide to Working With and Through Writer’s Block\, and Deep Memoir: An Archetypal Approach to Deepen Your Story and Broaden Its Appeal. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/memoir-plus/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-copy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250708T232008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T180147Z UID:10000040-1755352800-1755363600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:SEMINAR | Telling the True Story: Essential Strategies for Writing Memoir DESCRIPTION:A memoir is a story from a life\, not a whole life story.\n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturday\, August 16 @ 2:00-5:00 pm  EDT \n\n\n\nEveryone has a story worth telling. This seminar will help you tell yours with clarity\, power\, and purpose. Designed for writers at all levels\, this course offers essential strategies for crafting a compelling memoir.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll explore how to shape memory into narrative\, how to handle time and structure\, and how to find the story within the story. We’ll also tackle the ethical challenges of writing about family and loved ones\, the difference between confession and art\, and how to build a memoir with scenes\, summary\, reflection\, stakes\, and a plot. We examine relevant examples as we learn tools and no-fail techniques you can take straight to the page. \n\n\n\nYou’ll leave with a solid foundation for your memoir project—and a clear understanding of how to transform lived experience into literature. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful three-hour live seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to deploy the double perspective memoir requires\n\n\n\nADDRESS the “WHY NOW?” principle\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW memoirists use literary craft\, and not just raw memory\, to build a story\n\n\n\nEXPLORE ethics and ways to sharpen your memory\n\n\n\nCOME TO GRIPS with conflict; even internal journeys must have tension\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who:\n\n\n\n\nAre intrigued by the idea of writing memoir\n\n\n\nAre working in micro memoir\, memoir essays\, or book length\n\n\n\nHave a draft and are embarking on revision\n\n\n\nAre interested in publishing memoir\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of CRAFT TALKS’ most popular presenters\, for her insightful and inspiring webinars\, HEATHER SELLERS is the author of 11 books\, including four books on craft\, a memoir\, a children’s book\, a collection of short stories\, and four volumes of poetry.  She teaches in the MFA program at the University of South Florida\, and her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Reader’s Digest\, The Sun\, and The Best American Essays. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTestimonials from past students:\n\n\n\n“Simply the best teacher I have ever had\, ever.” – Kate L. \n\n\n\n“There is so much content! All the time was full\, and there are so many concepts that are so\, so useful.”  – Anon \n\n\n\n“Heather Sellers is a born teacher. She can convey complicated writing skills in ways that can be practiced immediately. I recommend her workshops & books!” -Pat D. \n\n\n\n“Her workshops are a gift for any writing student.” -Eva I. \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/telling-the-true/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MASTER-Event-Templates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T160000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250709T141538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T133440Z UID:10000041-1755097200-1755100800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Everyone's on Substack: Should you be? DESCRIPTION:Thousands of writers are jumping on the Substack bandwagon every month. Learn how to break in with your newsletter.\n\n\n\nRegular email newsletters allow writers to build an organic audience based on direct connection with readers\, and this kind of platform can be attractive to literary agents. Substack has more than 20 million active subscribers\, and over 17\,000 writers are being paid for their writing on the platform. But with thousands of writers joining every month—many of them famous—how can a new writer break in? \n\n\n\nAfter nearly four years writing her Substack Between Two Things\, Lindsey DeLoach Jones has learned lots of lessons the hard way. In this presentation\, she’ll give tips for writing essays that will succeed in the email format\, building an audience (using Notes and other features)\, and connecting with other like-minded writers. She’ll also help you think through your newsletter goals (from earning money to practicing your skills to building an email list that supports your writing and publishing). \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE various ways to interact on Substack\n\n\n\nLEARN how to write a newsletter people want to read \n\n\n\nSET goals for your newsletter.\n\n\n\n\nYou should take this webinar if you\n\n\n\n\nAre new to building a platform\n\n\n\nHave considered moving to Substack\n\n\n\nWant to better reach your audience\n\n\n\nAre unsure how to tackle the Substack essay format\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLindsey DeLoach Jones is a writer living in Greenville\, South Carolina. She often finds herself inside the tension between seemingly opposed forces—the spiritual and the practical\, the mysterious and the mundane\, the Mother and the Artist. In this spirit\, she has been writing a Substack called Between Two Things since 2021. \n\n\n\nLindsey holds a BA and MA in English and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She has served as the Writer-in-Residence at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and has taught literature and writing at Clemson University. Lindsey currently teaches writing online and in person at Writeshare\, the writers’ network she co-founded in Upstate SC\, and for organizations such as CRAFT TALKS. She previously served as Editor of Emrys Journal and Edible Upcountry. \n\n\n\nLindsey’s essays have appeared in HuffPost\, HuffPost Parenting\, Split Lip\, Under the Gum Tree\, and Motherwell. She is a recipient of the Vandermey Nonfiction Prize\, and an essay nominated by Pigeon Pages was recently a finalist for Best of the Web. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/everyones-on-substack/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jones.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T150000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250714T173910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250802T152400Z UID:10000044-1754485200-1754492400@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Writing the Synopsis: Solve Your Plot and Sell Your Book DESCRIPTION:You need a synopsis to sell your book to agents and publishers. Writing it now can solve plot and structure problems\, determine which characters belong\, and create a map to finish your book.\n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction\, Nonfiction and Fiction \n\n\n\nWriters often dread distilling their beautiful story into a dry synopsis—and they’re right! It’s not creative and fun. But the synopsis is not only a requirement for querying and publishing\, it’s also a valuable tool to shape your story and get closer to “The End.” A good synopsis gives an overview of your whole book\, in an easy-to-process form. By examining turning-point scenes\, character objectives\, and the underlying dramatic question that propels your book\, you’ll know where you’re going and how to get there.  \n\n\n\nYou’ll be able to send a draft of your working synopsis in advance. Allison will use volunteer examples to show what makes a synopsis work (and what doesn’t!). Then she’ll live-edit participant synopses to show how to reverse-engineer your manuscript from your synopsis to create more tension\, power\, and literary might. (Please note\, she won’t get to everyone: examples will be chosen to benefit the whole group!) \n\n\n\nSuitable for writers with a manuscript in any stage from messy early draft to ready-to-query. \n\n\n\nThis is a TWO HOUR class\, with 20 minutes of writing time in the middle. \n\n\n\n\n40 minutes – Learn how to write a synopsis\, using images\, turning points\, and character objectives. Allison will use submitted examples and synopses of already-published books to show what works and what doesn’t.\n\n\n\n10 minutes – Q&A to fully understand and apply the information.\n\n\n\n20 minutes – Revise your synopsis with new tools and knowledge. Allison will continue taking questions in the chat. OPTIONAL: volunteer for live-editing and upload your scene as a Word doc or docx.\n\n\n\n40 minutes – Allison will live-edit some of the shared synopses\, showing where the writer is succeeding\, and what revisions she suggests. During live edits\, she’ll call out specific techniques and tips for everyone to apply to their own work\, right away. \n\n\n\n10 minutes – more Q&A and planning your writing from here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nUNDERSTAND why agents and publishers need a synopsis—and how they use it to assess your manuscript\n\n\n\nLEARN how opening and closing images anchor your synopsis and your book\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how “Chekhov’s Gun” makes your synopsis actually interesting!\n\n\n\nUSE “but\, because\, therefore” to write a rough synopsis\n\n\n\nDEVELOP a working synopsis to guide your writing process\n\n\n\nREFINE your synopsis for querying your book\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop suits …\n\n\n\n\nWriters of fiction and nonfiction who intend to traditionally publish\n\n\n\nNovelists stuck in the “messy middle”\n\n\n\nMemoirists whose draft has “gotten away from them” and needs shape and focus\n\n\n\nWriters working on a second book… who’d like the process to move faster this time!\n\n\n\nWriters hearing feedback that their book lacks tension\, needs a stronger hook\, or the story is “hard to follow” or “didn’t grab the reader”\n\n\n\nDevelopmental editors who want to understand synopses and better communicate that knowledge to their author clients.\n\n\n\n\nYou’ll receive the slides and prompts to take this work into your manuscript \n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams is the author of Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book. She’s helped writers sell to Big Five and literary publishers\, hit the NYT Bestseller list\, and sign multi-book deals. She’s guided essayists and humorists to publication in media including the New Yorker\, Time\, the Guardian\, the New York Times\, McSweeney’s\, Refinery29\, Hippocampus\, the Belladonna and TED Talks. As Social Media Editor for Brevity\, she inspires thousands of writers with weekly blogs on craft and the writing life. \n\n\n\nAllison works with literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction\, and is familiar with the conventions of most genres. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University and spent 20 years as a circus aerialist and acrobat before writing and editing full-time. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/writing-the-synopsis/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Event-Template-1-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T140000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250716T231817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T154830Z UID:10000045-1753794000-1753797600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | Getting Social on Substack DESCRIPTION:Is Substack our next big platform?\n\n\n\nIt feels like EVERYONE’s getting on Substack–is it right for you? And if you’re enjoying Substack\, how can it better fuel your writing process and build your audience? \n\n\n\nNew-ish Substack user Rebecca Morrison has had some Notes go viral. Totally new user Allison K Williams (your cohost) is getting her feet wet by writing short essays and interacting in Notes. And experienced Substacker Lindsey DeLoach Jones will share her guidance on who Substack is good for and why\, how much time it takes\, and best ways to use Substack Notes to build platform. \n\n\n\nIf you’ve been considering a Substack–or even a regular newsletter!–this episode’s for you. Join us live\, bring your questions\, and network with other writers in the chat\, or watch the replay on YouTube. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guests \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Morrison is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, NBC News\, Newsweek\, TODAY and HuffPost\, among others. Her debut novel\, The Blue Dress\, based on her childhood as an Iranian immigrant trying to fit into her family’s expectations of beauty and American homeland is coming out March 24\, 2026\, from Farrar Straus Giroux. You can find her at rebeccakmorrison.com – and on Substack. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLindsey DeLoach Jones is a writer living in Greenville\, South Carolina. She often finds herself inside the tension between seemingly opposed forces—the spiritual and the practical\, the mysterious and the mundane\, the Mother and the Artist. Lindsey’s essays have appeared in HuffPost\, HuffPost Parenting\, Split Lip\, Under the Gum Tree\, and Motherwell. She is a recipient of the Vandermey Nonfiction Prize\, and an essay nominated by Pigeon Pages was recently a finalist for Best of the Web. She has been writing on Substack at Between Two Things since 2021. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guests for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about Substack\, newsletters\, essays\, and building platform by doing what you love. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/wb-substack/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Writers Bridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TWB-logo-2023-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250617T174842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T185653Z UID:10000037-1753282800-1753288200@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | The Art of the Scene: Craft Riveting Narrative Moments in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction DESCRIPTION:Learn to make scenes sizzle with specifics\, stakes\, characterization\, and drama—while staying grounded in your story’s truth.\n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction and Fiction \n\n\n\nFilmmaker Howard Hawks said\, “A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes.” Substitute “movie” with “short story\,” “novel\,” “essay\,” or “memoir\,” and we have a prescription for how to inject your story with dramatic\, cinematic flair. In this seminar\, we’ll look at great examples of scenes—or “live moments”—where things are happening\, characters are interacting\, stuff is being said\, action is going on\, and big things change\, with clear dramatic beats and an arc. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re working on novels and short stories or narrative nonfiction and memoir\, we will look at tools that fiction writers use to create gripping moments on the page. Scenes include dramatic beats and an arc\, and both fiction and creative nonfiction writers need the same tools screenwriters use to create gripping moments on the page. \n\n\n\nLearning from master writers like Jaquira Diaz\, Michelle Kuo\, Stephen King\, Steve Brusatte\, Bill Bryson\, Cheryl Strayed\, and others\, you’ll discover powerful tools to craft your own scenes. You’ll learn to gradually build tension; create structures for your scenes with a beginning\, middle\, and end; build in clear conflict\, stakes\, and interiority; and make the world of the scene real via description. \n\n\n\nIn-class exercises will allow you to practice your new scene-writing techniques and begin to write a new\, scintillating scene you can apply to a current writing project. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE the key elements of scene writing via examples from masters in the craft\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to tap into your perhaps-unrealized scene writing skills\n\n\n\nENHANCE your narratives with new scene-writing tools\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers at any level who:\n\n\n\n\nWorry their scenes lack drama\n\n\n\nWant to harness the craft of fiction for their personal narratives—and find powerful truth in their fiction \n\n\n\nStruggle with punchy dialogue and concrete setting\n\n\n\nAren’t sure how to write a scene they can’t fully remember\n\n\n\nWant to understand how a scene contains dramatic beats and an arc\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nETHAN GILSDORF is a writer\, teacher\, performer\, and the author of the Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks. His work has appeared in the New York Times\, Washington Post\, Esquire\, Wired\, Salon\, O the Oprah Magazine\, Brevity\, Electric Literature\, Poetry\, The Southern Review\, among other publications\, and named “Notable” by The Best American Essays. He teaches workshops in essay\, creative nonfiction and memoir at GrubStreet in Boston\, where he leads the Essay Incubator program\,  and at LitArts RI. He is also on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program at Lasell University. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/art-of-the-scene/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250604T145751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T121151Z UID:10000032-1752933600-1752944400@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:SEMINAR |Short & Sweet: Maximizing the Power of Flash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction DESCRIPTION:No matter the word count\, engaging stories need emotion and substance on the page. What can you do with less?\n\n\n\nNonfiction and Fiction \n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturday\, July 19 @ 2:00-5:00 pm  EDT \n\n\n\nCan an impactful story be told in a few pages? What about a paragraph? A sentence? Absolutely! No matter the length (flash\, sudden\, micro)\, short storytelling uses the same tools as longer forms—just compressed. Writing efficiently (and effectively) is a valuable skill in both creative nonfiction and fiction. When every sentence counts\, stories become laser-focused and dynamically rich. Writing short can also enhance reader enjoyment—not only by getting to the heart of the story quicker but also by layering nuances for the reader’s contemplation afterwards.  \n\n\n\nUsing fun prompts and practical worksheets\, this seminar offers interactive\, hands-on learning. We’ll deconstruct examples and use an editorial checklist to reduce word count without losing meaning. We’ll focus on essential elements like descriptive language\, sentence structure\, cadence\, and the best starting point for your story.  \n\n\n\nThroughout the seminar\, you will develop a short story and reduce it to essential elements without sacrificing emotion and connection with readers. Capturing quality over quantity with finesse and editing skills\, you’ll create a tight\, powerful story that sings off the page. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful three-hour live seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nIDENTIFY and ELIMINATE overwriting habits\n\n\n\nLEARN to focus on a single plot \n\n\n\nINCORPORATE thematic elements\n\n\n\nDEVELOP writing techniques to pare down verbiage while creating descriptive and concise language\n\n\n\nREFINE your overall editing process\n\n\n\nDISCOVER fun contests and submission opportunities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who:\n\n\n\n\nTend to throat clear before leaping into action\n\n\n\nHabitually overwrite\n\n\n\nAre word-count obsessed\n\n\n\nOverthink their story \n\n\n\nAre looking for a new challenge\, or want to shake up their writing practice\n\n\n\nAre interested in submitting to contests and journals\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristin Owens\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning faculty member with over 25 years of university experience. Now a full-time writer in sticky southwest Florida\, Kristin has over 100 bylines with celebrated magazines such as Writer’s Digest\, Wine Enthusiast\, and 5280. Her personal essays have won New Millennium Writing Awards honorable mention\, awarded finalist for the New Letters award in nonfiction\, and included in RISE!\, a Colorado Book of the Year.  \n\n\n\nKristin holds certifications with the Court of Master Sommeliers and Cicerone and travels the world writing about wonderful wines\, beautiful beers\, and surprising spirits. You can usually find her working and playing on a cruise ship. She is the author of Elizabeth Sails (2024 Rising Action/Simon & Schuster)\, a Gilda Award finalist. \n\n\n\nTestimonials from past students:\n\n\n\n“Kristin Owens is a wealth of information and practical advice when it comes to writing\, editing\, and publishing a novel\, essay\, or memoir. She is funny\, comfortable\, and smart in transferring information. I loved the classes and hope you will have more and bring Kristin back.” – Sue \n\n\n\n“Kristin truly excels on the mic\, coming prepared and demonstrating impressive knowledge that captivates her audience. Her ability to command attention is remarkable and adds significant value to her lectures. Additionally\, Kristin successfully facilitated a creative writing workshop that was exceptionally well-attended\, further showcasing her talent. We have received excellent feedback from guests regarding her sessions\, highlighting their appreciation for her engaging approach and expertise.”  – Cunard \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/seminar-short-and-sweet/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250616T160624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T131049Z UID:10000038-1752678000-1752683400@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Your Body\, Your Stories: Diving into Your Exclusive Archive DESCRIPTION:Deepen your writing and discover stories your body knew all along.\n\n\n\nfor Creative Nonfiction \n\n\n\nOur body is the most reliable record-keeper of life experiences\, much more so than our brain and what we like to call “memory.” For writers\, our embodied experience is a vast and often-overlooked treasure chest of powerful stories. \n\n\n\nLearn the importance of tapping into the treasure chest that is your body and how useful it can be to mine your body parts to re-member\, or make whole\, past experiences that have brought you to this point in your life. Together\, we will consider excerpts from authors whose bodies feed remembering\, and whose beautiful\, memorable writing inspires us by its sheer physicality. \n\n\n\nBecome energized to dig into your own exclusive story archive with body-focused writing prompt ideas to explore in your own writing practice after the webinar. Gain a new set of tools for accessing your stories by collaborating with your eyes\, belly\, hips\, or feet\, etc.\, and discover the wonder of your body’s evocative abilities to turn forgotten incidents into vividly remembered scenes for richer\, more visceral essays and memoir. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN the body’s ability to “keep the score” of our experiences\n\n\n\nACQUIRE tools to collaborate with your body in finding stories\n\n\n\nDISCOVER the generative wealth of materials for your story\n\n\n\nBECOME empowered to start your own body-writing journey\n\n\n\nHEAR inspirational examples of embodied writing\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for…\n\n\n\n\nWant to explore new ways to access memory and story\n\n\n\nSeek to deepen their stories\n\n\n\nAre curious about what “writing the body” or “embodied writing” is about\n\n\n\nHave been reluctant to consider their bodies a valuable collaborator\n\n\n\nWant to get out of their head!\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNina B. Lichtenstein (PhD. MFA) is a recovering academic and the founder and director of Maine Writers Studio\, offering workshops\, retreats\, and book doula services. A native of Oslo\, Norway\, she is an award-winning teacher who has taught literature\, languages\, and writing on three continents. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies\, and her memoir\, Body: My Life in Parts is a memoir-in-essays published by Vine Leaves Press in May 2025.  \n\n\n\nNina also runs a monthly literary salon and open mic in Brunswick\, Maine\, and enjoys connecting folks in a warm and welcoming literary community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/webinar-your-body/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MASTER-Event-Templates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T160000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250611T181412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T134603Z UID:10000035-1752073200-1752076800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | It’s Complicated: Finding Your Way Back to Writing DESCRIPTION:Maintain and nurture your relationship with your writing to strengthen your stories and ease your creative process.\n\n\n\nThis webinar is part of the season pass. Interested in joining the subscription? Read more here. \n\n\n\nFor all writers \n\n\n\nEvery relationship has its ups and downs\, and your relationship with your writing is no exception. We sometimes grow apart through life’s changes\, schedule shifts\, or that nagging feeling that there must be something more out there.  \n\n\n\nIt’s normal to find that what worked in our creative process ten years ago no longer feels right and to experience cycles of connection and disconnection. It’s what we do next that makes all the difference. It’s time to check in and honestly assess what’s working in our creative relationship and what’s not. To clarify what helps us write—and why—and establish a healthy and rewarding relationship with our creation.  \n\n\n\nWriters know that we need our writing to be at its best\, but what we often don’t acknowledge is that our writing also needs us. Explore what it means to be in the right relationship with our writing\, why it matters\, and how to chart a flexible path forward together with communication\, clarity and commitment. This experiential\, process-based workshop includes generative writing exercises to help you reconnect with your writing\, honoring the changes both of you have gone through over the course of your life together. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\nWe will be writing during this webinar! Come with an open mind\, an active imagination\, and writing tools. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXPLORE your relationship with writing\n\n\n\nDISCOVER key techniques to maintain a flexible\, committed writing practice\n\n\n\nINQUIRE into your changing writing relationship through generative prompts and invitations\n\n\n\nRECOMMIT to yourself and your writing\n\n\n\n\nYou should take this webinar if:\n\n\n\n\nYou feel disconnected from your writing or unmotivated\n\n\n\nYou used to have a writing process that worked\, but now you’re struggling to connect with your words\n\n\n\nYou value writing as a means of self-inquiry and discovery.\n\n\n\nYou’re looking for ways to invigorate a lackluster writing practice\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaraine Herring’s memoir\, A Constellation of Ghosts: A Speculative Memoir with Ravens\, was released in 2021 from Regal House. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Tiferet\, The Rumpus\, The Manifest-Station\, and many more. She’s the editor of the anthology Becoming Real: Women Reclaim the Power of the Imagined through Speculative Nonfiction (Pact Press\, 2024)\, and a trilogy of writing books from Shambhala\, including Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice. A retired professor of creative writing and psychology\, Laraine founded the online ‘zine Hags on Fire\, a place for women to share stories about menopause\, and co-designed The Imaginal Memoir Cave immersion program with Gayle Brandeis. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Counseling Psychology\, and lives in the mountains of northern Arizona with many cats. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/its-complicated/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250702T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250702T160000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250604T175542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T154641Z UID:10000034-1751468400-1751472000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Essential Questions: Unlock Your Writing’s Power DESCRIPTION:Enhance your writing and engage your audience with the power of essential questions that captivate and connect with readers. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is part of the season pass. Interested in joining the subscription? Read more here. \n\n\n\nMemoir\, Fiction and Screenplays \n\n\n\nElizabeth Gilbert credits the runaway success of “Eat\, Pray\, Love” to her essential question—“What if my life belonged to me?” It worked for her—let’s make it work for you. To capture the attention of a broader audience and make your writing resonate more deeply with readers\, discover the transformative power of essential questions to elevate your storytelling and expand your readership.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll examine essential questions in bestselling works\, primarily focusing on memoir\, with a sprinkling of fiction and film. We’ll discuss the difference between implicit and explicit questions and explore techniques for placing these questions in your scenes and narrative.  \n\n\n\nYou’ll finish this webinar equipped with an expansive list of essential questions and the motivation and inspiration to use them to elevate your writing today! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nDISCOVER why essential questions lead to increased engagement for readers (and appeal to publishers)\n\n\n\nLEARN the difference between implicit and explicit questions\n\n\n\nANALYZE how bestselling books effectively use essential questions\n\n\n\nRECEIVE an expansive list of essential questions to apply to any and all writing projects\n\n\n\nGET INSPIRED to harness the power of essential questions\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is a great fit for writers of fiction & nonfiction including screenwriters who are…\n\n\n\n\nLooking to enhance their storytelling skills and engage readers more deeply.\n\n\n\nSeeking new strategies to broaden their audience and increase their work’s appeal.\n\n\n\nWanting to stand out in a competitive market by using essential questions to convince agents\, editors\, and publishers that there’s a readership for their work.\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Leigh Selig is an LBGTQ+ teacher\, international speaker\, book publisher\, and author whose writing and teaching career spans four decades. She’s the author of dozens of newspaper articles\, book reviews\, essays\, journal articles\, short stories\, screenplays\, and books\, including the Nautilus Gold award-winning book\, Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit\, The Writer’s Block Workbook: A Psychologist’s Guide to Working With and Through Writer’s Block\, and Deep Memoir: An Archetypal Approach to Deepen Your Story and Broaden Its Appeal. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/webinar-essential-questions/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Event-Templates-copy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250522T143647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T033455Z UID:10000031-1751119200-1751130000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:SEMINAR |The Self-Editor’s Toolkit: 10 Tools\, Tips and Techniques to Develop Your Memoir or Personal Essay DESCRIPTION:The triumph of finishing a draft is soon overtaken by wondering\, Now what do I do? Get the practical and creative tools you need to deepen and polish your work to its greatest potential.\n\n\n\nNonfiction and Memoir \n\n\n\nLive on Zoom | Saturday\, June 28 @ 2:00-5:00 pm  EDT \n\n\n\nAfter the joy of creating comes the picky process of self-scrutinizing\, taking stock\, and tuning up–essential steps in the writing process. Shifting from generative to reflective mode can be tough\, but there are simple\, straightforward methods to refresh your perspective and gain entry into what’s already on the page.  \n\n\n\nIn this three-hour seminar\, learn 10 techniques that creatively (and sometimes stealthily) re-engage you with the work\, including scaffolding\, housekeeping\, reverse outlining\, perhapsing\, tic lists\, set design\, flow checks\, and runway time. You’ll practice some of these methods live\, then pick from the toolbox to build a personalized action plan for revising your work that suits your writing style. \n\n\n\nUsing big-picture inventories and line-level search-and-destroy tactics\, deep conceptual inquiries and thoughtful worksheets\, you’ll gain greater clarity about how to refine language\, structure\, characterization\, and more\, and a new enthusiasm for self-editing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this insightful Three-hour live seminar\, you’ll learn to:\n\n\n\n\nAPPROACH your work with fresh perspectives\n\n\n\nCLARIFY your aims for the work \n\n\n\nAPPLY simple techniques and inventories that instantly elevate your prose \n\n\n\nBRING more dimension and depth to your work \n\n\n\nPLAN a clear and understandable revision process for your draft\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is ideal for writers who want to refine\, strengthen\, and deepen existing CNF and memoir drafts.\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLise Funderburg studied at Reed College and the Columbia University School of Journalism. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Threepenny Review\, Philadelphia Inquirer\, National Geographic\, Salon\, The Nation\, More\, and The Chattahoochee Review. \n\n\n\nHer latest book is Apple\, Tree: Writers on Their Parents (University of Nebraska Press\, 2019)\, a collection of all-new work by 25 writers\, which Publishers Weekly deemed a “sparkling anthology” in its starred review. Her previous book was Pig Candy: Taking My Father South\, Taking My Father Home (Free Press\, 2008)\, which was chosen as the Drexel University Freshman Read in 2012. Pig Candy fits into several genres—including narrative nonfiction\, memoir\, travelogue\, and biography—but essentially\, it’s a book about life\, death\, and barbecue. \n\n\n\nTestimonials from past students:\n\n\n\n“Great job of presenting new strategies to keep me writing!” \n\n\n\n“Very well organized and illuminating.” \n\n\n\n“I really\, really felt comfortable with Lise as a person guiding us…she was so relatable\, warm\, and committed to offering helpful advice.” \n\n\n\n“Lise helped me find my voice when I dove into writing to process some difficult and painful life experiences. She patiently walked me through early drafts that read more like diary entries than memoir\, and through her wise counsel\, I found a road map to give voice to my experience and rediscover the joy of writing.” \n\n\n\n“She created a wonderful roadmap to follow!”“THANK YOU!!! Loved this very thoughtful\, inspirational\, and informative presentation.” \n\n\n\nTHE FINE PRINT \n\n\n\nWe understand that life can get in the way of your plans. We want you to be able to get the most out of your course\, and our refund policy is designed to balance your need for flexibility with our deadlines and obligations to our teachers. \n\n\n\nBefore the class\, you may request a full refund. \n\n\n\nPlease keep in mind that no refunds or credits will be issued after class begins. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/the-self-editors-toolkit/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Event-Templates-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T143000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250525T133632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T154549Z UID:10000029-1750856400-1750861800@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Looking Back\, Moving Forward: Writing About Grief\, Loss & Trauma DESCRIPTION:Unsure how to start writing about grief\, loss\, or trauma? Stuck midstream? Wondering how honest to be?\n\n\n\nCreative Nonfiction \n\n\n\nWriting about grief\, loss\, or trauma can feel overwhelming. Where do you begin? How much should you reveal? And how do you shape painful experience into something meaningful—for both you and your reader? \n\n\n\nRobert Frost famously said\, “No tears for the writer\, no tears for the reader.” But turning raw emotion into compelling narrative requires more than catharsis. It demands reflection\, structure\, and the willingness to uncover what’s at the heart of the story. \n\n\n\nIn this 90-minute live webinar\, we’ll explore how acclaimed memoirists and essayists approach emotionally charged material—and how you can apply their techniques to your own work. We’ll look closely at the roles of conflict\, joy\, and meaning-making in shaping personal narrative and discuss strategies for writing that is honest without becoming unmoored. \n\n\n\nYou’ll leave with practical tools to deepen your creative nonfiction and move your work forward—with insight\, clarity\, and connection. We’ll also revisit Frost’s lesser-known companion quote: “No surprise for the writer\, no surprise for the reader.” \n\n\n\nThere will be writing in this webinar! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nEXAMINE the nuts and bolts of craft in notable examples of memoir and essay about loss\, grief\, and trauma \n\n\n\nEXPLORE narrative balance of research\, memory\, and imagination\n\n\n\nDEVELOP confidence in your right to write your version of events\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is a great fit for creative nonfiction writers of all levels who are…\n\n\n\n\nSeeking to create a compelling story from the experience of grief\, loss\, or trauma\n\n\n\nInterested in crafting scenic writing\n\n\n\nCreating narrative from researched fact and individual memory\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJESSICA HANDLER is the author of the novel The Magnetic Girl\, winner of the 2020 Southern Book Prize\, a 2019 “Books All Georgians Should Read\,” an Indie Next pick\, Wall Street Journal Spring 2019 pick\, Bitter Southerner Summer 2019 pick\, and a SIBA Okra Pick. Her other books include Invisible Sisters: A Memoir and Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss. Her nonfiction has appeared on NPR\, in Tin House\, Drunken Boat\, The Bitter Southerner\, Brevity\, Creative Nonfiction\, Newsweek\, The Washington Post\, and More Magazine. She lives in Atlanta. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\n FULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/looking-back-moving-forward/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Event-Templates-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250614T143140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T145800Z UID:10000036-1750770000-1750773600@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge DESCRIPTION:Copyright\, Trademarks & AI Plagiarism\, Oh My!\n\n\n\n“That person stole my work!” But…did they? \n\n\n\nYou’ve seen high-profile complaints about stolen ideas\, stories and pitches—even naming traditional media outlets. You’ve also heard “that writer” complain that a big movie studio stole his totally-marketable\, billion-dollar idea\, and thought yeah\, right. \n\n\n\nMore personally\, maybe you’ve considered whether you can use a brand name in your novel\, or song lyrics in your memoir. Or wondered how confident you need to be in your recall of a scene to put quotation marks around remembered dialogue. Perhaps you’re moving skeptically away from—or towards—”generative” AI. (If ChatGPT helped with the research\, does it get a byline?) \n\n\n\nWith our expert guest\, intellectual property lawyer and author Lisa Rayne\, you’ll learn what you can and can’t do to protect your work and incorporate the work of others. We’ll discuss the key legal aspects of copyright\, trademarks\, and AI usage that authors should know and understand. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest Lisa Rayne is an award-winning author\, an intellectual property lawyer\, and an advocate for the mainstream distribution of fiction that showcases multicultural protagonists. \n\n\n\nShe writes sexy contemporary and banter-laden historical romance featuring badass characters across the span of time. She’s won multiple Emma Awards and appeared on multiple Amazon bestseller lists. Her milestone historical romance centering Black protagonists\, Never Cross a Highlander garnered a coveted Publishers Weekly starred review and was lauded by Kirkus Reviews as “a flawless combination of modern-day issues and old-school romance.” \n\n\n\nAs a business and intellectual property attorney\, Lisa is passionate about helping creatives become savvy entrepreneurs. When she’s not writing (or working)\, Lisa spends her time serving as track mom to the youngest of her two daughters\, binge-watching planner flip-throughs on YouTube\, and plotting how to get one of her novels turned into a movie featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. To find out more\, visit lisarayne.com and connect with her on social media (@authorrayne). \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about copyright\, ideas\, and publishing in an AI-aware world. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/writers-bridge-copyright/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Writers Bridge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TWB-logo-2023-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T143000 DTSTAMP:20260507T095340 CREATED:20250516T201115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T155840Z UID:10000030-1750251600-1750257000@writingcraft.com SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Mindfulness for Writers: Simple Steps To Create a More Fruitful Writing Life DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness allows us to see with fresh eyes\, to uncover what hasn’t yet been explored\, and offers a powerful counterbalance to the disappointments that accompany rejection and ambition. Learn to reclaim the joy in your writing life.\n\n\n\nAll Genres \n\n\n\nToo often\, as writers\, we find ourselves drawn to common\, customary\, and comfortable realizations–but the practice of mindfulness can open us to see with fresh eyes\, to search our memories\, and reveal what hasn’t yet been explored. Mindfulness teaches us to listen to others\, but also to ourselves\, even those thoughts that make us uncomfortable. (Perhaps especially those thoughts!) \n\n\n\nPracticing mindfulness offers a powerful counterbalance to the disappointment and dissatisfaction that too often accompany the world of publishing\, rejection\, and ambition. To live a more fruitful writing life\, we can make both the practice of writing and the work itself less about ourselves\, becoming mindful of our motives and our attachment to desired outcomes. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nDISCOVER how mindfulness can free up our creativity and enhance our enjoyment of writing\n\n\n\nEXPLORE how to move beyond “safe and customary” realizations in our writing \n\n\n\nLEARN ways to lessen the disappointment and dissatisfaction that accompany the business side of submission\, rejection\, and ambition.\n\n\n\nNURTURE compassion for our characters\, our family members\, and ourselves.\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is a great fit for writers of all levels who…\n\n\n\n\nFeel stuck\, discouraged\, or dissatisfied with their writing life\, and wish instead to be energized and optimistic\n\n\n\nWant to see with fresh eyes\, moving beyond common and comfortable realizations\n\n\n\nWant to reconnect with the joy and surprise they once felt as writers\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of our most popular and beloved presenters\, DINTY W. MOORE is the author of the memoirs Between Panic & Desire and To Hell With It\, and the writing guides Crafting the Personal Essay and The Mindful Writer\, among other books. He has published essays and stories in Harper’s\, The New York Times Magazine\, The Georgia Review\, The Kenyon Review\, The Southern Review\, Short Reads\, and elsewhere. He is the founding editor of Brevity\, the journal of flash nonfiction. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/mindfulness-for-writers/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writingcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Moore.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR