For writers craving consistency, dedicated time to write, and accountability. This class creates a supportive structure for building a sustainable writing routine. Through in-class writing, discussion, and community encouragement, you’ll generate new work while strengthening your creative practice.
generative, cohort
6
Sessions
Mondays, July 6 - August 10, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Ready to begin—or recommit to—your novel? This supportive class offers structure, encouragement, and craft tools to help you generate new pages, deepen your story, and build momentum that lasts through the middle stretch and beyond.
generative, craft, creative practice
6
Sessions
Wednesdays, July 8 - August 12, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Intermediate
Know your characters more deeply to write them more vividly. We’ll explore desire, wound, voice, body language, relationships, and more through a variety of exercises designed to tap into who your characters really are—even if they never say it out loud.
craft
8
Sessions
Wednesdays, July 15 - September 2, 2026
7:10-9:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
How do you write characters who differ from you and still grant them depth and agency? In this class, we’ll explore techniques for writing across difference while creating characters who feel vivid, complex, and emotionally alive on the page.
craft, close reading
1
Session
Saturday, July 18, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
In this generative fiction class, you’ll explore how to write about uncertain times. Learn to use voice, structure, and storytelling to hold emotional weight, reflect rupture, and carry meaning. Craft fiction from inside the crisis—personal or global—that fits the truth you need to tell.
generative, craft, close reading
8
Sessions
Tuesdays, July 21 - September 8, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Advanced
Nervous about sharing your work in a writing workshop? In this warm, supportive class, you’ll learn to exchange thoughtful, writing-centered feedback with other writers and what to do with the feedback you get as you share your work-in-progress.
craft, workshop
8
Sessions
Thursdays, July 23 - September 10, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Introductory
Love is all and all is love. Deepen the romantic threads in your own work by borrowing craft from modern romance: emotional fluency, self-knowledge and growth, longing, chemistry, and hard-won partnership.
generative, craft, workshop
6
Sessions
Thursdays, July 23 - August 27, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
More than just a daily record, a writer’s journal is a source of creative material. In this class, you’ll learn to journal like a writer, adding observation, reflection, and lived experience to your entries. And you’ll practice expanding that writing into new fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
generative, personal growth
6
Sessions
Saturdays, July 25 - August 29, 2026
11:00-1:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Sometimes, love hurts. We’ve all had family members, friends, or lovers who were painful to be around. For better or worse, these relationships shaped who we are today. And they gave us lots to write about.
generative, craft, personal growth
1
Session
Monday, July 27, 2026
6:00-9:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Setting can be more than just the stage for your story. Turn it into a living environment that interacts with character, drives action, carries meaning, and transforms your storytelling. For fiction and nonfiction writers.
generative, craft
6
Sessions
Saturdays, August 1 - September 5, 2026
10:00-12:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Revision can feel overwhelming, but it’s often where a piece truly begins to take shape. In this intensive, we’ll demystify the process by breaking it into clear steps and exploring techniques for strengthening and refining a work-in-progress.
craft, creative practice
1
Session
Saturday, August 8, 2026
10:00-1:00 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Introductory
What do our animals teach us about attention, love, grief, and companionship? We’ll explore writing about the pets who’ve changed us. You leave with new work and tools for writing about these very special relationships.
generative, craft
1
Session
Monday, August 17, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Stories can unfold in many ways, from the classic hero’s journey to spirals, fractals and experimental forms. Learn how story shape creates the emotional experience and experiment with new possibilities for plot, character, and movement in your fiction.
craft
3
Sessions
Wednesdays, August 19 - September 2, 2026
5:00-7:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
Some stories can only happen in one particular place. We’ll explore how writers create immersive settings that shape character, mood, and plot. And we’ll practice writing our own settings that feel vivid, transporting, and unforgettable.
craft, close reading
1
Session
Saturday, August 22, 2026
1:10-4:10 pm PT
In Person
Fiction
Every human being lies or deceives in some way and your characters should, too. We’ll examine different types of deception and how they can be powerful drivers for our stories. Great for anyone interested in character motivation.
generative, craft, personal growth
1
Session
Monday, August 24, 2026
5:00-8:00 pm PT
Online
Fiction
This asynchronous course features online workbooks, including ten essential templates in Word and Excel to kickstart your writing life, and resources professional writers use to get published.
November 20, 2029
Online Asynchronous
Fiction
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6
Sessions 
Online
Fiction
Intermediate
