The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make

August 27

If you're not getting the kind of response from your writing and stories that you want to, it may be because of one (or more!) common mistakes. This live webinar offers an overview of these prevalent pitfalls and actionable ways to address them—a diagnostic clinic to help you pinpoint and resolve any ailments in your stories that may be hampering their effectiveness, keeping you stuck, or holding you back in your craft and career.

Make it Hurt:

Bring Emotional Impact & High Stakes to Every Scene

September 3

Scenes often fall flat because writers shy away from creating real emotional impact. Plots often lose their steam because the stakes aren’t high enough or the pacing drags. And characters can feel like cardboard cutouts because the reader can’t access the impact of the story on them.

This live webinar urges writers to do the thing they often shy away from: Causing their characters pain, taking away things they love, and making life generally harder on them in every scene.

How to Be a Writer with ADHD

September 10

In this live webinar, Paulette Perhach shares what she's learned from her own diagnosis and from coaching hundreds of writers through the blocks that keep talented, driven people stuck. She'll walk through the systems that actually work for brains wired for novelty, urgency, and big ideas — not the ones that sound good in theory and fall apart by Tuesday. Writers leave with concrete tools for starting faster, sustaining focus, and building a self-compassionate but rigorous routine that holds up when your brain doesn't want to cooperate.

Comp Titles Intensive: The Essential Tool That Can Launch Your Career

August 27 - September 3

This one-week intensive will walk you through the process of finding comparable titles and authors. The class covers what the industry uses comps for and why they are so important. Then it shows HOW to find the titles with the best sales numbers by using readily accessible online tools.

Revision: The Essential Practice for Crafting Your Best Work

August 27 - November 5

Led by the award-winning author of four books, hundreds of magazine articles, and blog posts, this course explain what revision entails and how to create a detailed, specific process that helps you elevate your work and feel creative doing it.

Writing Personal Essays That Get Noticed and Published

August 27 - November 19

Through lessons, examples, guided exercises, and instructor feedback, you’ll gain the tools to create essays with strong openings, clear throughlines, and meaningful change. You’ll also learn the key distinctions between personal essay and memoir, how to identify the heart of your story, and how to begin shaping work suitable for publication.