2 Saturdays

What makes a character like Harry Potter or Katniss Everdeen or Walter White so memorable? “Their predicament may be foreign to us and we may not approve of all their choices," says instructor [...]

“Microfictions, prose poems, postcard-lit, tales that fit into the palm of a reader’s hand—a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says instructor Andy Touhy. “I love and champion this [...]

“Microfictions, prose poems, postcard-lit, tales that fit into the palm of a reader’s hand—a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says instructor Andy Touhy. “I love and champion this [...]

Got an idea for a novel, a movie or a TV series? “That’s great!” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and organize it into a layered, well-structured story [...]

“In my years as a writer and teacher but especially as director of The Writing Salon, I’ve wondered how other writers build and sustain their writing practice," says Ben Jackson. "While there’s [...]

“Comedy is fragile,” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “One extra word can ruin a laugh. But the truth is, just about anyone can be funny, once they know how it’s done

The Writing Salon’s Craft Series offers writers an up-close opportunity to learn from and engage with an acclaimed author about the art and craft of writing. In our winter installment of the [...]

In this two-week class, we will focus on 3rd person-close, probably the most common POV, and discuss when, how, and why to move in closer to a character’s thoughts and when to maintain distance, [...]

In this 2-week class, we will move beyond the conventional ways of creating a character—describing clothes, hair, expression—into a deeper enactment of specificity, unveiling our characters’ [...]

“Comedy is fragile,” says instructor Kate Montgomery. “One extra word can ruin a laugh. But the truth is, just about anyone can be funny, once they know how it’s done