Workshops for Writers
Our online writing workshops are designed to take your writing to the next level. We bring in expert teachers to cover everything from plotting to character development to emotion. Each workshop includes writing exercises focused on your work-in-progress. Recordings will be available for 30 days after each event.
View our upcoming sessions and register online!
New Workshop!
The Sticky Note Plot
Join us for a 90-minute workshop taught by award-winning novelist, educator, and author of The Sticky Note Plot, David Macinnis Gill.
Details
Saturday, May 10, 12-1:30pm Pacific/3-4:30pm Eastern
Online (recording available for 30 days after the event)
For novelists, or those interested in writing a novel.
Description
In The Sticky Note Plot, David Macinnis Gill outlines his innovative approach that transforms the daunting task of plotting into an engaging, dynamic process, perfect for new writers and published authors alike. The method enables you to visualize your plot, organize effortlessly, develop complex characters, identify key scenes, weave in secondary storylines and subplots, and approach revision with confidence. In this 90-minute workshop, David will introduce the Sticky Note Plot method, with practical takeaways that will enhance your writing process.
Recording will be available for 30 days after the event.
For Novelists!
Building a Book with Touchstone Moments
Join us for a 90-minute workshop taught by award-winning middle grade author Lindsay Lackey.
Details
NEW DATE AND TIME: May 17, 9:30-11am Pacific/12:30-2pm Eastern
Online (recording available for 30 days after the event)
$35
Description
Touchstone moments are meaningful story moments for the character, but equally important, they are meaningful story moments for you, the author. To build an effective emotional arc in your story, you must weave in moments that authentically give you “all the feels” while writing.
In this workshop, middle grade author Lindsay Lackey will introduce you to the idea of touchstone moments and guide you through a series of exercises to discover how touchstones can be found in everything from character to setting to prose.
More opportunities to learn from Lindsay!
Lindsay will be our guest author at our Ask the Author Book Club on May 13 (new date), talking about the craft and process of writing her award-winning middle grade novel, Farther Than the Moon!
Easily buy both by selecting the book club as an add-on on the product page before you add it to your cart!
FREE Workshop!
Making Emotions Concrete - REPLAY
Join us for a free 90-minute workshop taught by KidLit Craft founder Anne-Marie Strohman, MFA.
Details
REPLAY available through April 28.
For all writers for children, from picture books through young adult.
Description
To make emotions real to readers, writers need to go beyond the stereotypical eye roll or shrug. Often the tools for making more effective choices already exist in a rough draft. Manuscripts are peppered with objects and character interests that can be used strategically to communicate a character’s emotions to the reader–and make the reader feel them too.
Through examples from mentor texts and exercises based on your current work-in-progress, you’ll learn how to use metaphors and objects as concrete expressions of emotion and develop a range of options to incorporate into your work
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Stand-alone virtual sessions on topics such as emotions, plotting, and character development.
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