Professional Writer & Editor
This workshop is designed around an anti-racist approach to giving graduate-level feedback that goes beyond the Milford Model. Writers in the class are advocates and not critics of the stories shared, allowing for feedback based on what will help the author of the story better their premise and writing.
During my two hour class on Troubleshooting Your Scenes on May 20th, I will teach writers the common mistakes authors make, advanced scene writing techniques like sequels and turning points, and answer questions from authors on how to fix their broken scenes.
More classes in dialogue, atmosphere, scenes, and writing coming up over the next few months!
Online Class April 2026! Make readers feel your story by crafting its atmosphere in a multilayered way from the sentences and words to the micro tension of your piece.
This post is a part of My MFA Journey blog series going into my grad school experience as I get my MFA in Fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars.
The way authors create and think is a technique in itself. When I explain a story idea's life and creation to another writer and vice versa, there's always small amazement how the connections happen.
I love writing. It's my lifeblood or my heart pulse; it's the thing that keeps me going. Noodling over a writing problem or coming up with a new story feels like living to me. But when I'm doing it in a community of other writers, it feels like magic.
I searched the stacks and asked friends what their recommendations were for writers studying mesmerizing settings and descriptive writing around emotions, food, gore, and/or nature. Here's what they said.
I'll be doing an AMA over on the sub r/PubTips this Friday, July 7, 2023, from 4 to 6pm PDT/7 to 9pm EDT! While my other AMA was all about fantasy writing, editing, and reading, this one is going to be all about short story writing, editing, selling, submitting, and all things short stories.
Excited to announce I'll be doing an AMA over on r/Fantasy this Sunday. I'll be answering all things related to my fantasy writing, editing, and reviewing—including book and story recommendations!
Aigner Loren Wilson 