Learn how to write scenes that keep your story engaging for readers.
15 writers. 2 hours. Lecture style.
$75
- Full breakdown of how scenes work in a story
- Scene building techniques to save you from writer’s block
- Scene editing tools to help diagnosis problems
- Resource guide to help craft better scenes
The first hour in a half of the class is a discussion-style lecture on dialogue writing followed by a 30 minute block where authors will troubleshoot their scenes in class.
After the class, writers will be sent a five-page resource guide to help them craft better scenes as they are writing, including books on scene work, helpful articles and videos, and all the readings and exercises from class.
The $75 fee for the class gets you access to the class, resource guide, and actionable tips on improving your scenes.
*All purchases are made through PayPal. Once you reserve your spot, you’ll be directed to the class signup page where you’ll input your information and receive word from me on any prep work you’ll need for the class or workshop.
Reviews
Aigner was awesome! She was super patient and answered any questions I had. I’d highly recommend her to anyone with a concept for a story.
Aigner’s detailed comments helped me see where my intentions weren’t coming through clearly on the page and gave me concrete ways to revise.
Aigner did incredible work helping me with plot issues and character development, as well as some style issues. She was thorough and detailed in her feedback letter, and in our video calls.
WHO I AM
My name is Aigner Loren Wilson, and I am an award-winning editor, award nominated writer, and writing teacher with over 10 years experience. I want to help students learn how to write now and into the future, to build a sustainable practice, and learn specific craft techniques through deliberate practice, focused critique, and close reading. I want all students to leave from my classroom excited to create and challenged to push themselves.
| M.F.A. | Fiction, Bennington Writing Seminars, 2026 |
| B.A. | English & Creative Writing, The Evergreen State College, 2015 |
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2025 Hugo Award Finalist – Best Semi-Pro Zine (editing)
- 2024 Ignyte Award Finalist – Best Critic (writing)
- 2023 Ignyte Award Finalist – Best Novelette (writing)
- 2023 Ignyte Award Finalist – Best Critic (writing)
- 2023 Hugo Award Winner – Best Semi-Pro Zine (editing)
- 2022 Hugo Award Finalist – Best Semi-Pro Zine (editing)
- 2021 Hugo Award Finalist – Best Semi-Pro Zine (editing)
- 2019 Otherwise Fellowship Honorable Mention (writing)
PUBLICATIONS
FICTION
- Whatever Takes Us. Nightmare Magazine
- Building Blocks. Interzone Magazine
- How I Creak for You. Monstrous Futures: A Sci-Fi Horror Anthology (editor Alex Woodroe). Dark Matter Press
- You Who Does Not Exist. Baffling Magazine
- To Carve Home in Your Bones. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 2023 Ignyte Award Finalist for Best Novelette.
- The Black and White. Fantasy Magazine
- It Came Gently. Lightspeed Magazine
- A Crisis. Vice Magazine
- Pew Pew. The Ghostlight Theater
- Dead Children Stop Playing for Ungrateful Audiences. Nightlight: A Black Horror Podcast
- Unwanteds. Nightlight: A Black Horror Podcast
- Lucky Number 8. Beyond Ballyhoo: Carnival Themed Speculative Fiction (editor Jim Tripp)
Poetry
- Christine. The Five-2
- Phantom. Arsenika
- Demon at My Window. FIYAH
- Come to Me. Anathema Magazine
Select Nonfiction
- The Perfect Escape: What Goes into Designing Cozy Life Sim Games. The Washington Post
- Review of Premee Mohamed’s Annual Migration of Clouds. Lightspeed Magazine
- Cozy Management Games Remind Us How to Care. WIRED
- Using Dialogue to Show Character Growth. Writer’s Digest
- Cracking the Code. The Writer
- Your Guide to Africanfuturist Science Fiction. Reactor Magazine
- A Complete Self-Editing Guide for the Successful Writer. Better Humans
- What Communities Can Do. SFWA Blog
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Strange Horizons
- Senior Fiction Editor, 2022–2026
- Associate Editor, 2015–2022
- Copy Editor, 2018–2022
NYC Midnight
- Judge, 2020-2022
Fireside Fiction Magazine
- Guest Editor, 3 Issues, 2022
Apparition Literary Magazine
- Guest Editor, 2022
Nightlight: A Black Horror Podcast
- Associate Editor, 2019-2022
