Essentials

Creative Writing 101 is an ideal starting point for writers, to test the waters or wash off the rust. The other courses here focus on crucial aspects of the writing craft, useful for all types of writing.

Creative Writing 101

A great entry point for all prose writing—fiction or nonfiction.

NYC & Online & Zoom

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Creative Nonfiction 101

A great entry point for the creative forms of nonfiction—including memoir, essay, feature articles, and reviews.

NYC & Online & Zoom

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Writing Scripts 101

A great entry point for all scriptwriting—movies, TV, plays.

NYC & Online & Zoom

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Grammar!

Grammar 1: The Basics
Grammar 2: Expertise and Finesse

NYC & Zoom

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Character

Explore the art of bringing characters to life—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

NYC & Online & Zoom

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Plot

Learn the elusive art of plotting—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

Plot 1: Mechanics
Plot 2: Machinations

Online only

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Dialogue

Explore the art of creating effective dialogue—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

NYC & Online & Zoom

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The Editor’s Eye

Develop the critical eye needed to be your own best editor.

NYC & Zoom

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The Writer’s Mind

Explore the hidden wealth in the deeper recesses of your mind.

NYC & Zoom

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In(verse): Poetic Techniques for Non-Poets

Borrow the secrets of poetry to make all forms of writing better—fiction, nonfiction, scripts, anything.

NYC & Zoom

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Pen on Fire

Push past obstacles to write like your pen is on fire—fiction or nonfiction.

Online only

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Social Media

The ins and outs of the major social media platforms—for writers and businesses.

NYC & Zoom

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Just Write

A time and place to…just write.

NYC only

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  Saturday, July 25, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
Grammar 2: Expertise and Finesse | Level I
Two-day Class
  Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Online
Plot 2: Machinations | Level I
3-week Class
  Sunday, August 2, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Zoom • 2–5 pm et
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Online
Character | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Plot 1: Mechanics | Level I
3-week Class
  Saturday, August 8, 2020
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
The Editor’s Eye | Level I
Two-day Class
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
Grammar 2: Expertise and Finesse | Level I
Two-day Class
  Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Online
Dialogue | Level I
3-week Class
  Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Online
Writing Scripts 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Zoom • 6–9 pm et
Grammar 1: The Basics | Level I
Two-day Class
  Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Online
Character | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Online
Plot 1: Mechanics | Level I
3-week Class
  Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Online
Dialogue | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Pen on Fire | Level I
10-week Workshop
  Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Online
Character | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Writing Scripts 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Plot 2: Machinations | Level I
3-week Class
  Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Online
Plot 1: Mechanics | Level I
3-week Class