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FOUNDATION COURSES FOR CRAFT
Regular workshops are $300 and six weeks long with assignments. Classic workshops are $150 that you do on your own time. All have about 40 videos or more.
Click the title of the workshop for more information. Regular workshops link to the full list of regular workshops here.
1… Depth (Regular workshop)
2… Advanced Depth (Regular workshop…Depth required)
3… Writing into the Dark (Regular workshop…Depth required)
4… Teams (Regular workshop…Depth suggested to help)
5… Killing the Critical Voice(Regular workshop)
6… Research (Depth #3) (Classic workshop…Depth required)
7… Information Flow (Classic workshop…Depth suggested)
8… Endings (classic workshop)
9… Writing with Speed (Classic workshop…Depth required)
10… Pacing (Classic workshop)
11… Writing with Emotion (Classic workshop)
12… How to Use Tags in Fiction Writing (Classic Workshop. Depth required)
13… How to Study (Classic Workshop)
14… Secondary Plot Lines (Classic Workshop)
15… Advanced Character and Dialogue (Classic Workshop)
16… Point of View (Classic Workshop. Depth suggested)
17… Author Voice (Classic Workshop. Depth suggested strongly, as well as Advanced Depth)
18… Cliffhanger (Classic workshop)
19… Plotting with Depth (Classic Workshop. Depth required)
20… Novel Structure (Classic Workshop)
21… Power Words (Very advanced. Depth Required)
All additional craft focused workshops and lectures can be found in the tabs below.
- Classic Workshops
- Advanced Craft Workshops
- Lectures
- Pop-Up Workshops
- Classes
- Study Along Workshops
- Bundles
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Adding Suspense Classic Workshop A six week workshop to help you add suspense to all of your writing. |
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Character Voice: Classic Workshop Six weeks of videos about everything you need to know about how to give characters a distinctive voice. |
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Classic Attitude in Writing Fiction Attitude is Everything In Fiction Writing |
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Classic Author Voice Help in developing your original author voice. |
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Classic Character and Dialogue How to make sure your dialogue is creating great characters and advancing the story. |
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Classic Character Development Developing a character throughout a story to make the character memorable. |
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Classic Cliffhangers Workshop How to write the various types of cliffhangers to keep your readers moving forward. |
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Classic Emotion In Writing Learning How To Add Emotions to Your Stories |
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Classic How To Use Tags How to see and understand and use all the various types of tags in your fiction. |
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Classic Information Flow Learning How To Control Your Reader |
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Classic Making a Living with Novels Making a Living with Novels |
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Classic Novel Structure A workshop to help you understand novel structure no matter what kind of novel you are writing. |
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Classic Pacing Workshop How to pace your fiction to keep your readers engaged. |
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Classic Point of View Learn some of the many techniques of writing powerful point of view in your fiction. |
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Classic Power Words Learning How To Recognize and Write with Power Words |
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Classic Reaching Pulp Speed Learning How to Reach Pulp Speed in Word Production |
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Classic Research in Fiction Writing Understanding how to research effectively for fiction writing. |
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Classic Secrets in Craft What are the secrets to writing better stories and novels? |
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Classic Speed Workshop Everything you need to know about how to improve your fiction writing speed while writing clean. |
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Classic Writing Endings How to write endings that will leave your readers wanting your next book. |
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Classic Writing Fantasy How to write the best fantasy stories and series that you can. |
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Classic Writing Mysteries How to write gripping mystery stories and novels and understand all the sub-genres as well. |
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Classic Writing Romance Fiction Learning How To Write Romance Stories |
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Classic Writing Short Stories A course in writing and marketing short stories. |
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Classic Writing Time Travel All the Ins and Outs of Time Travel and How to Write It No Matter the Genre |
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Classic Writing Westerns All the Ins and Outs of Writing Westerns |
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Editing Your Own Work Classic Workshop A class to help you save time and energy on rewriting and editing and also help you save your stories. |
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Genre Structure Classic Workshop The basics of writing genre of all types. |
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How To Study Classic Workshop How to make the most of studying fiction writing. |
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Ideas to Story: Classic Workshop How to take an idea and turn it into a story or novel. |
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Plotting With Depth Classic Workshop How to use depth all the way through your novel to help readers stay in your book. |
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Productivity How to become more productive with your fiction writing. |
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Reader Expectations Classic Workshop How to understand what readers need from your story besides great writing. |
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Secondary Plot Lines Classic Workshop Understanding secondary plot lines in a novel make the writing so much easier and your book more interesting. |
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Writing Science Fiction Classic Workshop An Online Workshop on how to write in the science fiction genre. |
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Writing Series Classic Workshop Six weeks of videos about everything you need to know about writing a successful series |
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Writing Thrillers Writing fast-paced books that hold a reader. |
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For Advanced Craft Workshops, see the Study With Dean Page. |
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Carving Out Time for Your Writing 8 videos by Dean Wesley Smith on how to find time to write in your busy life. |
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Confidence 10 videos by Dean Wesley Smith about how to increase your confidence and stop doing the things that kill confidence. |
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Fiction Writing Myths… Lecture Series #1: Creation The First Five Lectures on the Myths of Fiction Writing |
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Fiction Writing Myths… Lecture Series #2: Roadblocks The Second Five Lectures on the Myths of Fiction Writing |
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How to Research for a Fiction Writer 14 videos by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on how to work research into your writing life. |
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How to Write a Page-Turning Story 8 videos by Dean Wesley Smith about the basics of writing page-turning novels |
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How to Write a Short Story: The Basics 7 long videos by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, award-winning writer and editor |
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Lessons From the Writing of the Fey Video Lessons From the Writing of the Fey |
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Master Plot Formula 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith on why Lester Dent’s plot structure works today |
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Motivation 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith to help you get to the computer and stay there. |
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Pen Names: How and When To Write Under a Pen Name 10 videos by Dean Wesley Smith, award-winning writer under more pen names than he can count. |
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Practice 10 videos by Dean Wesley Smith about how to practice your fiction |
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Prolific 10 Videos by Dean Wesley Smith, one of the most prolific authors working today. |
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Read Like a Writer 8 videos by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, award-winning writer and editor |
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Short Stories to Novels 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith on various ways to turn a short story into a novel. |
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Stages of a Fiction Writer 11 videos by Dean Wesley Smith will help you understand where you are as a fiction writer |
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Starting or Restarting Your Writing 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith on either starting writing for the first time or restarting. |
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Think Like a Science Fiction Writer 11 videos by Kristine Kathryn Rusch to help you think like a science fiction writer |
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Writer’s Block and Procrastination 8 videos by prolific writer Dean Wesley Smith to help you get moving with your writing. |
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Writing as Investment 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith to help you understand how and why to think of your writing as an investment. |
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Writing Endings 9 videos by Dean Wesley Smith to help you understand how to write endings to keep readers coming back to your work. |
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Writing into the Dark 12 videos by Dean Wesley Smith on how and why to write a novel without an outline. |
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#1 Pop-Up… The Comic Greats! Remembering the Comic Greats: Julius Schwartz, Len Wein, and Stan Lee |
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#3 Pop-Up… Short Romance Fiction The History and the Reason to Write Short Romance Fiction |
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#4 Pop-Up… Writing Clean First Draft The Art of Writing a Clean First Draft |
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#5 Pop-Up… Remaining Focused How to Stay Focuses On Your Writing for An Entire Year |
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#6 Pop-Up… Writing Mysteries into the Dark The Art of Writing Mystery Novels into the Dark |
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#12 Pop-Up… Writing Flash Fiction How to Write Successful Flash Fiction |
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#13 Pop-Up… As You Write How to Do Worldbuilding, Create Characters, and Outline As You Write |
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14 Pop-Up… Making a Living with Short Fiction How to Make a Living Writing Only Short Stories |
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15 Pop-Up… You’re Stuck! Now What? How to Get Your Writing Moving Again |
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#17 Pop-Up… Locked-Room Mysteries Some Ideas On How to Write Locked-Room Mysteries |
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19 Pop-Up… How Can Your Business Survive the Downturn How Can Your Business Survive the Downturn |
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#20 Pop-Up… Learning How To Work From Home Learning How To Work From Home |
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#23 Pop-Up… How to Write a Novella Learn How to Write a Novella |
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#24 Pop-Up… Science Fiction World Building Learn How to Build Worlds in Science Fiction |
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#25 Pop-Up… Creating Believable Aliens Creating Believable Aliens in Science Fiction |
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#26 Pop-Up… Living in Space How to Write Characters Who Are Living In Space |
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#27 Pop-Up… How to Write to Order How to Write to Order |
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#28 Pop-Up… How to Write Likable or Memorable Characters How to Write Likable or Memorable Characters |
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#29 Pop-Up… Epic Fantasy World Building How to Write Epic Fantasy World Building |
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#30 Pop-Up… Creating Believable Epic Fantasy Names Creating Believable Epic Fantasy Names |
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#31 Pop-Up… Writing Epic Fantasy Series Writing Epic Fantasy Series |
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#32 Pop-Up… Using History to Write Fantasy Using History to Write Fantasy |
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#33 Pop-Up… Born on Page One Problem Born on Page One Problem |
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#34 Pop-Up… Freedoms Indie Publishing Brings Freedoms in Publishing and Writing |
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#35 Pop-Up… Creating Tension in Writing Ways of Creating Tension in Your Writing |
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#37 Pop-Up… Culture Building in Space Opera How to Build Cultures in Your Space Opera |
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#38 Pop-Up… Writing MacGuffins in Mystery and Science Fiction Writing MacGuffins |
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#42 Pop-Up… Learn from the Pulp Writers What You Can Learn from the Pulp Writers |
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#44 Pop-Up… Side Hustle for Writers Side Hustle for Writers |
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#45 Pop-Up… How to Make Your Red Herrings Invisible How to Make Your Red Herrings Invisible |
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#46 Pop-Up… How to Use Existing Systems to Add Tension How to Use Existing Systems to Add Tension |
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#47 Pop-Up… How to Write Mystery without Murder How to Write Mystery without Murder |
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#48 Pop-Up… How to Create Automatic Depth How to Create Automatic Depth |
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#49 Pop-Up… The Real Value of Your Writing The Real Value of Your Writing |
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#50 Pop-Up… Stamina and Strategies to Write a Lot Stamina and Strategies to Write a Lot |
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#51 Pop-Up… Writing About Family Holidays Writing About Family Holidays (Without Pissing Off Your Family) |
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#52 Pop-Up… Bring On the Roast Beast Writing About Food Over the Holidays |
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#53 Pop-Up… Subverting Santa How To Write About the Santa Archetype and Make it Your Own |
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#54 Pop-Up… Holiday Landmines How to Use or Avoid Holiday Landmines in Your Writing |
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#60 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Openings Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Openings |
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#61 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Cliffhangers Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Cliffhangers |
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#62 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Main Characters Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Main Characters |
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#63 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Villains Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Villains |
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#64 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Romance Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Romance |
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#65 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Tropes Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Tropes |
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#66 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Themes Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Themes |
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#67 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Series Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Series |
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#68 Pop-Up… Studying Mystery Voice Basic Who, What, and How to Study Mystery Voice |
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#70 Pop-Up… World Building Inside the Solar System World Building Suggestions for Setting Inside the Solar System |
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#71 Pop-Up… World Building Inside Our Local Galaxy Sector World Building Suggestions for Setting Inside Our Local Galaxy Sector |
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#72 Pop-Up… World Building Inside Our Full Galaxy World Building Suggestions for Setting Inside Our Full Galaxy |
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#73 Pop-Up… World Building On a Colony Planet World Building Suggestions for a Colony Planet |
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#74 Pop-Up… World Building In the Near Future World Building Suggestions for the Near Future |
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#75 Pop-Up… World Building In the Far Future World Building Suggestions for the Far Future |
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#76 Pop-Up… World Building In Historical Science Fiction World Building Suggestions for Historical Science Fiction |
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#77 Pop-Up… World Building In Alternate World Science Fiction World Building Suggestions for Alternate World Science Fiction |
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#78 Pop-Up… World Building Inside Spaceships World Building Suggestions for Inside Spaceships |
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#79 Pop-Up… World Building Inside A Generation Ship World Building Suggestions for Inside A Generation Ship |
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#2… Quick Solutions… Advanced Writing Into the Dark Advanced Writing Into the Dark Suggestions and Techniques |
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Novella Fantasy Caper Add-On January 2023 Writing a Fantasy Caper Novella |
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Series Interviews… Interviews with Kristine Kathryn Rusch about 10 of Her Series All 10 Series Interviews Together in One Place |
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Shared Worlds All The Details of How to Do Shared Worlds |
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The Great Challenge Challenge Yourself… Write a Short Story Every Week |
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The Great Novel Challenge Challenge Yourself… Write a Novel Every Two Months |
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The Great Novella Challenge Challenge Yourself… Write a Novella Every Month |
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Study Along Workshops will allow writers to follow part of the intense craft workshops being held in Las Vegas, only online. Click here for more information on the Las Vegas in person workshops.
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Classic Genre Workshop Bundle Classic Genre Bundle |
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Limited Classic Workshop Bundle Seven Classic Workshops |
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