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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  Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Zoom • 7–10 pm et
Grammar 1: The Basics | Level I
Two-day Class
  Saturday, January 23, 2021
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
Grammar 1: The Basics | Level I
Two-day Class
  Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Online
Plot 2: Machinations | Level I
3-week Class – 4 spots left
  Saturday, February 6, 2021
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
Two-day Class
Zoom • 1–4 pm et
Dialogue | Level I
Two-day Class
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, February 9, 2021
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Online
Character | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Writing Scripts 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Thursday, February 18, 2021
Zoom • 7–10 pm et
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Sunday, February 21, 2021
Deal du Jour! Register for $185.
Zoom • 2–5 pm et
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class