New authors know their tales are good. The question is, how long can you make the reader wait before showing them the proof? Will Hahn looks at some great first lines in famous novels, and demonstrates what choices you have, the many things you can accomplish right in the first sentence of your tale. There… Read more »

Building a Creative Writing Practice is a workshop designed to help creative writers build and maintain a creative writing life. The workshop explores creating a solid writing practice that fits your lifestyle and personal commitments, understanding procrastination and using concrete methods to combat it, learning ways to keep yourself accountable to “showing up” and getting… Read more »

Learn ways to make your sentences stronger, your dialogue truer, your settings more vivid, and your stories more engaging. Participants will examine a classic short story and then try the techniques on their own to see the difference between blah and blam!   About Nancy Sakaduski Nancy Sakaduski is the author of 23 books, including How… Read more »