In June, we'll be joined by Elizabeth McCracken and Thisbe Nissen to talk about writing short fiction. As Neil Gaiman said, "Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.” Whether you're … Continue reading WLT On the Craft of Writing: Writing Short Fiction
$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one week. Take a closer look at what it takes to revise a novel. Revising a novel is a daunting task, in large part because the process can feel rather enigmatic. When we pick a book off the shelf, … Continue reading “A Behind the Scenes Look at Novel Revision” with Simon Han
Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In June 5
It's the first ever WLT Book Club and we hope you'll join in! All summer long (June, July, & August), we'll be reading the debut novels featured at our April Third Thursday panel discussion. We'll get together monthly on Zoom to discuss one of the books. Each discussion will be led by a WLT staff … Continue reading WLT Book Club: Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
Registration for this event has now closed. We hope you can join us for our first ever New Member Orientation on Thursday, June 10 at 7:15 PM CDT on Zoom. We'll share a short presentation about the ins and outs of membership, including the many member benefits you can take advantage of, how to set up your member … Continue reading New Member Orientation June 2021
It's time again for our Monthly Member Meet-up! Have you been wanting to meet another like-minded writer to share critiques with, or interested in creating a writing group? The WLT Monthly Meet-up is a great chance to mix and mingle with fellow writers. Our hope with these meet-ups is to help facilitate writerly connections with … Continue reading Member Meet-up June 2021
$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one week. Come and explore different ways to write about grief that feel safe and creative. Are you writing a novel that features a character encountering grief? Are you working on a memoir or personal essay about your own … Continue reading “On Writing Grief” with Diane Zinna
Log in, sit down, write. It’s that easy. In 2021, the WLT will host two write-ins every month, January through December. These will be 3-hour sessions on Zoom (video off, audio off). No speaker or presentation, but your friendly WLT staff will welcome you at the start and will check back in at the end. … Continue reading 2021 Write-In June 15
We all have bodies that allow us to experience the world around us in unique, but ultimately human ways. Writer Lidia Yuknavitch says that "we are all walking around carrying every experience we have ever had written on our bodies. Our physical bodies." And this very truth speaks to the importance of listening to our … Continue reading June Third Thursday: “Writing About the Body”
$49 for Members $109 for Non-Members All registrants will have access to the class recording for one week. Do you know what it takes to build your platform as a writer? Whether you're just getting started or you've got a book deal and are ready to take your work to the next level, building an … Continue reading “Building Your Platform as a Writer” with KB
