Layering Throughlines and Timelines Into Essays and Books to Pack a Punch

April 24

Whether you're crafting essays, memoirs, or full-length books, the ability to effectively weave throughlines and timelines is crucial for creating a compelling narrative. This live webinar will explore how to layer multiple storylines and timelines into your writing to build tension, deepen character arcs, and enhance the overall impact of your work. We'll delve into techniques that help you seamlessly shift between past and present, connect emotional beats, and ensure your story or essay feels cohesive while maintaining momentum.

Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference

April 25 - 27

Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for memoir and personal essay writers! Our WDU Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from SEVEN authors. Spend the weekend learning the finer points of writing memoirs and personal essays, and optionally participate in a query letter critique from a participating literary agent.

Show Don't Tell: A Visual Guide to Cinematic Storytelling

May 1

Every successful screenwriter knows that writing for a visual medium can be much harder than it sounds. By using numerous examples, this live webinar illustrates the tried and true cinematic strategies professional scribes use to create compelling images in the mind’s eye of the reader and get their projects sold. Writers will come away from this webinar with a visual shorthand they can utilize to make their screenplays jump off the page and actively engage the reader’s imagination.

The Fundamentals of Screenwriting: Give your Script a Solid Foundation

April 24 - May 22

Have an amazing idea for a movie, but don’t know how to begin writing it? Get your screenplay on the track to success with the Fundamentals of Screenwriting online course. This four-week class is the perfect introduction to the fantastic world of writing a script, from the fundamentals of the story down to the revision process. In this course, you will gain the tools to structure your scenes, your acts, and your plots. At each step, you will receive comprehensive feedback on assignments targeted to develop the skills you need to thrive as a screenwriter.

Query Letter in 14 Days

April 24 - May 8

You've devoted hours, days, months—even years— to writing and editing your novel or nonfiction book. With all that time invested, it's natural to want recognition for your hard work and dedication. Take your writing one step further and tackle the publishing process. When you enroll in this online course, you'll learn the details of the query letter format and how to write a query letter that catches the attention of agents and publishers.

Sell Books on a Shoestring Budget

May 1 - 29

You're an author on a tight budget. Or, maybe you've got some money, but you're tired of wasting it on marketing that didn't work. You've poured everything into writing your book hoping to move thousands of readers with your words. You've dreamed, hoped, maybe even prayed, that your book sales would take off. But, that reality has yet to come true. It doesn't seem fair for your dream to die just because you don't have thousands of dollars to spend on marketing. Is selling a lot of books only reserved for the elite authors with big budgets? No.

It's possible to sell a lot of books - even on a shoestring budget.