How to Craft Query Letters & Other Submission Materials That Get Noticed

March 3 - 6

Attendees will learn how to write a dynamite query letter, tackle a one-page synopsis (for fiction) and a book proposal (for nonfiction). The instructing literary agents will also explain the importance of author platform in addition to basic etiquette in dealing with an agent and manuscript basics.

Let's Write About Sex, Baby

March 12

In this live webinar, we’ll look at published samples, and cover tips and traps to avoid—starting with the fact that sex in literature is rarely just about the sex at all. Join us for this afternoon delight!

And note—this live webinar is about writing sex scenes in works of fiction and memoir, NOT about writing erotica or porn. All participants must be 18 or older.

Platform Building When You'd Rather Write

March 19

Literary Strategies to Elevate Your Career

Literary citizenship is a concept that arose in the literary writing and publishing community, and it’s useful to all writers no matter what your background or genre. It advocates lifting up and bringing attention to literature, reading, books, and other pursuits that are intrinsic to authorship and publishing.

Build Your Novel Scene by Scene

March 5 - May 28

If you want to learn how to write a story, this is the course for you. Get the impetus, the guidance, the support, and the deadline you need to finally stop talking, start writing, and, ultimately, complete that novel you always said you wanted to write.

Setting: Create a Vivid Story World

March 5 - April 2

Learn how to world build in any genre, research setting, use setting to define character and drive plot, and discover techniques for weaving setting into other creative writing craft elements such as theme and voice.

Getting Started in Writing

March 5 - May 28

Have you always wanted to be a writer? Don't let doubt or fear get the best of you—take a chance and learn how to start writing a book, novel, short story, memoir, or essay. In this course, you'll discover your voice, learn the basics of grammar and examine the different types of writing.

Revision: The Essential Practice for Crafting Your Best Work

March 12 - May 21

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.

Book Coaching for Advanced Writers

March 5 - June 25

Are you ready to take the next step toward a final draft of your novel? This course is for you! Join Mark Spencer in an intensive 16-week coaching session focused entirely on your novel in progress.

Documentary Film Writing

March 5 - May 2

This course will help you understand how to start crafting the pieces of a documentary, whether that writing happens in pre-production, during the collection of footage, or in post-production as you work to craft the final narrative.