You downloaded Scrivener. You opened it. And then you closed it real fast. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, confused, or just plain annoyed trying to learn Scrivener, you’re not alone. This two-session crash course is designed to help
Creative nonfiction asks something tender of its writers: how do we shape lived experiences into art without flattening its complexity?  This eight-week, writer-centered workshop offers a rigorous yet supportive space for writers to workshop their
Every narrator is looking back from somewhere. That distance—between the one who lived it and the one who tells it—is where retrospection lives. It’s the lens that lets a writer interpret experience, make meaning,
Poems have their own sense of timing. A line leaves the door open, a pause sustains—until suddenly you’re standing inside a nameless feeling. Pacing is the invisible engine behind that experience: the timing by which a poet reveals emotion, or decides to hold it close. In this
Hugo Fellow Jenne Hsien Patrick is a writer and artist based in Seattle. She writes poetry, hybrid text/image works, and comics, often incorporating textiles and papercutting. They are currently writing
At a certain point, you stop learning how to write—and start learning how you write. In this final installment of the Fiction series, you’ll bring your full attention to the elements that
If you’ve got a feature film inside you—an idea, an outline, or a half-finished draft haunting you from the depths of your laptop—this is your year to finally write it.
This class meets IN PERSON at Hugo House. Face masks are required and will be available at the Hugo House front desk. You’ve written the stories. You’ve done the workshops.
You’ve begun shaping your stories on the page. Now it’s time to dive into their heart—and discover the best way to tell them. In this eight-week course, you’ll build on
“Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.” –Paul Thomas Anderson Designed for advanced screenwriters actively developing a script or exploring
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