Writing
as a craft,
not a gift
Most writing courses focus on inspiration. This program is about the other 90% — structure, revision, and building habits that produce finished work across 16 weeks.
What the program covers
8 modules built around the specific problems writers actually face — from blank page paralysis to finishing and revising a complete piece of work.
The First Draft Problem
Why most writers stall before the middle, and 3 structural techniques that keep momentum across 2,000+ words.
Weeks 1–2Sentence-Level Control
Reading rhythm, clause weight, and how varying sentence length changes what the reader feels — practiced through short daily exercises.
Weeks 3–4Character Without Biography
How a character's decision in scene 1 can define everything that follows — less backstory, more observable behavior.
Weeks 5–6Point of View as Filter
First person, close third, omniscient — each choice limits and reveals. Participants rewrite 1 scene in 3 perspectives during this module.
Weeks 7–8Tension Without Drama
Tension is information withheld, not volume raised. Practical exercises in pacing and delay using existing participant work as material.
Weeks 9–10Dialogue That Works
Most dialogue on the page fails because it tries to do too much at once. This module separates subtext from exposition across 4 focused exercises.
Weeks 11–12Revision as Rethinking
Not proofreading — structural revision. How to identify what a piece is actually about and close the gap between intent and result.
Weeks 13–14Completing a Full Draft
The final 2 weeks center on finishing. Participants submit a complete short story or essay of 1,500–3,000 words with documented revision stages.
Weeks 15–16Two ways to study
The curriculum is identical — the difference is in how feedback reaches you and how much of it is shaped specifically around your work.
Cohorts of 6 to 12 writers
Sessions run twice a week, 90 minutes each. Peer critique is a built-in part of the format — you read others' work and yours gets read in return. Most participants find this more demanding and more useful than working alone.
- Live sessions on fixed weekly schedule
- Written feedback from instructor within 48 hours
- Access to shared work archive for the cohort
- Group starts on the 1st and 15th of each month
One instructor, one writer
Sessions are scheduled around your calendar — 60 minutes once or twice a week depending on the pace you set at enrollment. Every module is adjusted to what you're actually writing, not a hypothetical exercise.
- Schedule flexibility — evenings and weekends available
- Detailed line-level feedback on submitted drafts
- Module pacing adapted to your project type
- Optional reading list tailored to your genre