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FOR WRITERS (Adult Craft):
The Honest Page: Exploring the Spectrum of Truth in Creative Nonfiction –
How do we manage the shifting line between fact and truth in creative nonfiction? Explore how to remain honest with readers, despite the varying levels of truth and sincerity across the genre. Learn the entire truth spectrum, from journalism-adjacent nonfiction, through personal narrative and memoir, into speculative nonfiction, and the final fictive slip into magical realism. You’ll then understand how to keep the nonfiction promise to readers while weaving fact, truth, and imagination into your creative work. This self-led course includes four video lessons, each with a text transcript and downloadable lesson handout with terms, examples, and writing prompts. $29.99
Building a Horror/Thriller Scene with Suspense, Atmosphere, and Foreshadowing –
In this in-depth six-part self-led writing course, learn all the tools and techniques needed for writing horror/thriller scenes. Explore scene functions and how scenes differ from summary. Compare horror beats and thriller beats, and see how they can be combined for maximum tension and suspense. Discover foreshadowing techniques and tools for twisting atmosphere. Includes a scene-building worksheet to help you draft your own scenes, developing a horror/thriller story of your own. $25.00
ELEVATING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPUT (All ages):
Comment Section Poets – Turning Reactions into Creative Writing – Learn to transform your typical online reactions into poetic, powerful, or funny creative responses. Using viral content as inspiration, we’ll practice using voice, imagery, and structure to turn ordinary replies into micro-poems, flash fiction, or emotional storytelling. Includes three lessons, a worksheet, and a workshop handout. $10.00
Instagram Essays – Using Flash Nonfiction for Photo Captions – How do you turn a simple photo caption into something poetic, reflective, or powerful? In this one-time workshop, explore the art of writing mini-essays that pair personal insight with visual storytelling. Whether your feed is filled with selfies, sunsets, or sports, learn and practice how to say something real — not just something trendy — in the space below your photo. Includes two lessons, a worksheet, and a handout. $10.00
Telling Stories Via Text: Epistolary Stories in Digital Form – Explore how to tell a story entirely through modern messages–text threads, emails, group chats, or direct messages. Using the tradition of epistolary fiction (stories told through letters), we’ll build drama, suspense, or emotion by writing what a character sends… and what they don’t. The workshop includes three lessons, writing prompts, a formatting handout, a Message Fiction Planner worksheet, and writing prompts for future projects. $10.00
Hooked in 10 Seconds – Grabbing Attention in the TikTok Era – In today’s fast-paced world, attention is everything. Learn how to craft irresistible hooks—those powerful first lines that grab a reader (or viewer) in seconds. Whether it’s a college essay, a story, a blog post, or a TikTok caption, great hooks are the secret to standing out. Study viral examples, break down what makes them work, and then write your own. Includes a full video lesson and workshop handout. $8.00
YOUNG WRITERS & CREATIVE FUN:
Writers of the Zodiac: Using the Zodiac Signs to Inspire Your Writing – Explore how the zodiac can inspire your creative writing. You’ll discover how signs, traits, and symbols can shape characters, settings, and conflicts. By the end, you’ll draft your own zodiac-inspired short story. Workshop includes a brainstorming worksheet and zodiac reference chart. $10.00
Your Life in a Story: Write a Scene of Your Personal Memoir – In this two-part writing workshop, writers draft a personal narrative, one scene, one moment significant in their lives. Using universal themes, sensory details, and emotions that connect with readers, you will come to understand key components of memoir. Includes a brainstorming worksheet and a universal theme resource sheet. $10.00
Write to Your Future Self: Letter-Style Narratives Blending Memory and Aspiration – In this reflective and creative writing workshop, you will craft a powerful letter to your future self. Through guided brainstorming and writing prompts, explore memory, identity, values, and aspiration. Look at how letter-style narratives (epistolary writing) can be deeply personal yet structured like a compelling story. Includes two lessons and a brainstorming worksheet. $10.00
Microstories: Full Stories in 50 Words or Less – What if you had only 280 characters to make your readers feel something? In this four-part writing course, learn to craft micro-stories—short, powerful bursts of writing that grab attention and stick in the reader’s mind. These stories are perfect for short-form spaces online like social media captions, tweets, or posts, but they also sharpen essential writing skills: clarity, creativity, and emotional impact. Includes a worksheet, a handout, a template, and a resource card. $12.00
Pocket Worlds: Stories in Tiny Spaces – Learn how to create vivid, imaginative stories set entirely in small, contained spaces — from a snow globe to a locked room, a seashell to a treasure chest. Discover how to use setting as a character, make details matter, and pack a complete story into a short scene. Explore ways to make a single location feel alive, then write our own “tiny space” story. Includes two lessons and two course worksheets. $10.00
Once Upon a Twist: Fairy Tales with a Flip – Take a familiar fairy tale and turn it upside-down — swapping heroes and villains, changing the setting, rewriting the ending, or flipping the point of view. Through fun, guided activities, explore how small changes can create big storytelling surprises. Write a short “twisted” fairy tale scene or mini-story that’s entirely your own. Includes a single lesson with a handout. $8.00
SPOOKY/GOTH THEMED:
Ghastly, but Charming: Dark Humor in Storytelling – Explore how to combine gothic creepiness with comedy. Learn how to create eccentric characters, eerie settings, and unexpected punchlines that turn the scary into the hilarious. Inspired by the playful strangeness of classic creepy comedies, this workshop encourages writers to embrace their darkly funny imaginations while building storytelling skills. Draft a short comedic-spooky scene featuring a delightfully peculiar character or family. Includes two lessons and four exercises in two handouts. $12.00
Haunting Micro-Horror: Scary Stories in 300 Words or Less – Learn how to pack atmosphere, suspense, and a touch of fright into a short burst of writing—what we’ll call micro-horror. Practice crafting eerie stories that fit into a single paragraph or less! Explore the basics of horror writing at a “fun-scary” level, focusing on three essentials: atmosphere, foreshadowing, twists and surprises. Includes four lessons, a horror word bank sheet, two worksheets, and a list of horror writing prompts. $20.00
Creature Feature: Inventing Your Own Mythical Beasts – In this creative writing workshop, you will create your very own mythical creature — complete with unique abilities, an original habitat, and an exciting backstory. Explore how to use sensory details, vivid descriptions, and worldbuilding techniques to bring your creature to life. We’ll also write a short encounter scene where your creature meets a human (or another creature!) for the first time. This class encourages imagination, descriptive writing skills, and creative confidence. Includes three lessons and three handouts. $12.00
Spooky Story Writing Lab Workshop – Explore classic spooky story elements like suspense, setting, and surprise endings while writing your own original short story. Warm up with eerie prompts, review the structure of a suspenseful story, and write. Brainstorm creepy characters, haunted settings, and surprising plot twists. Explore how sound, smell, and shadows can make a story feel real—and how to use description and pacing to build suspense. Includes two modules, five lessons, and a brainstorming worksheet. $15.00
