From 1st Draft to Polished Prose: How to Elevate Your Writing

This workshop will help you redefine your writing at its most fundamental level—the sentence—& uncover the techniques that top writers use.

Course•By Lauren Kay

From 1st Draft to Polished Prose: The Art of Word Choice

Discover how intentional word choice can transform your writing from good to unforgettable, and learn to craft sentences that resonate.

Course•By Lauren Kay

From Scene Structure to Story Structure with Ashley Kalagian Blunt

In this two-hour workshop, you’ll learn practical tools and techniques to craft stronger scenes and a more compelling story arc — whether you’re writing fiction or memoir. Bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt will walk you through the seven elements every scene needs, show you how to use crisis questions and false victories to keep readers hooked, and guide you through hands-on exercises using your own manuscript.

Course•By Lauren Kay

How to Edit Your Fiction Novel Like a Pro

This workshop will equip you with strategies to perform big-picture developmental edits on your manuscript. Ruqayyah Daud, Little Brown editor of best-selling books (including current #1 NYT Bestseller IMMORTAL DARK), will guide you through expert editing techniques to help you refine your story and prepare it for agent submission.

Course•By Lauren Kay

How to Hook Literary Agents With Your First 10 Pages: A Complete Guide for Fiction Writers

A comprehensive, 36-page guide that walks you through exactly how to write un-put-down-able opening pages.

Digital file•2 files•By Lauren Kay

How to Write a Book That Stands Out in Today’s Market (Without Chasing Trends) with Jessica Berg

In this 2-hour workshop, literary agent Jessica Berg of Rosecliff Literary gives you a practical framework for writing something that belongs in today’s market AND couldn’t have been written by anyone else. You’ll learn what “the market” actually means (it’s not trends), how agents and editors evaluate market fit, why voice is what separates fresh from derivative, how to reverse-engineer your comps as craft research, and how to articulate what makes your premise distinctly yours.

Course•By Lauren Kay

How to Write a Page Turner: Heat, Heart, and Hooks

In this six-week class, you’ll learn how to infuse your story with heat, heart, and emotion-packed hooks — the core ingredients that make readers lean forward, agents take notice, and editors say yes.

Course•By Lior Torenberg

How to Write a Synopsis Agents Want to Read: A Comprehensive Guide for Fiction Writers

A 40-page guide that walks you through everything you need to know about writing a synopsis that proves to agents your story delivers — from your opening section to the final resolution.

Digital file•1 file•By Lauren Kay

How to Write a Synopsis (that gets past an agent's slush pile)

In this 2-hour workshop, literary agent Jessica Berg of Rosecliff Literary will walk you through the exact framework she uses to evaluate synopses — and the five-paragraph structure her clients use to write them. You'll learn what a synopsis actually is (and what it definitely isn't), the core story elements every synopsis must contain, how to identify the real story your plot proves you wrote, and how to apply Jessica's "because/therefore" test to make sure your synopsis tracks. You'll also break down the five synopsis mistakes Jessica sees every week — and exactly how to fix them in your own work.

Course•By Lauren Kay

Mastering Story Structure: The Complete Outlining Guide for Fiction Writers

The complete guide to outlining your novel using the 7-Point Plot Structure — including seven genre companion documents (romance, fantasy/dystopian, thriller, literary fiction, sci-fi, historical, and mystery) and an auto-calculating beat sheet spreadsheet. For anyone who's ever stalled at 30K words, abandoned a draft, or finished a manuscript that feels close but kind of off.

Digital file•1 file•By Lauren Kay

Mastering The Outline: A Deep Dive Into The 7-Point Plot Structure

Course•By Lauren Kay

On Submission: How Literary Agents Actually Sell Books

This workshop will help you redefine your writing at its most fundamental level—the sentence—& uncover the techniques that top writers use.

Course•By Lauren Kay

Query Bootcamp

An insider's guide to crafting your query letter, landing your dream agent, and becoming a 6-figure author.

Course•By Lauren Kay

Query Bootcamp Pitch Event

Coaching•By Lauren Kay

Revise Like an Editor: A Complete Self-Editing Guide for Fiction Writers

A complete self-editing system that teaches you to run a real developmental edit on your own novel.

Digital file•5 files•By Lauren Kay

Scrivener without the Struggle

Join this hands-on workshop to learn how to easily set up and navigate its features. We'll cover essential tools for organizing your novel, tracking progress, and streamlining your creative process. Whether you're a beginner or looking to elevate your skills, this workshop will save you time and frustration.

Course•By Lauren Kay

Self-Editing Masterclass: From First Draft to Final Polish

Join multi-genre author Mindy McGinnis for a practical workshop that will equip you with actionable self-editing techniques.

Course•By Lauren Kay

The 5 Reads a Literary Agent Does Before Passing or Requesting a Full Manuscript

Most rejections happen at the concept stage — before an agent ever opens your pages. In this 90-minute workshop, literary agent Jessica Berg (Rosecliff Literary) walks through the five reads she runs on every premise to decide whether a submission gets a closer look: Is there a story here, or just a situation? Does it keep its genre's promise? Is the hook load-bearing or decorative? Can she see the whole book, or just the opening? And is it the right size for a novel?

Course•By Lauren Kay

The Complete Guide to Traditional Book Deals

A comprehensive guide that walks you through everything you need to know about traditional book deals.

Digital file•1 file•By Lauren Kay

The Full Request: How to Nail Your First 10 Pages, with Agent Jessica Berg

Literary agent Jessica Berg shares where she stops reading your first 10 pages — and how to make sure she doesn't stop reading yours.

Course•By Lauren Kay

The Soggy Middle: An Agent's Guide to Fixing Your Manuscript's Weakest Act, with Jessica Berg

In this 2-hour workshop, literary agent Jessica Berg of Rosecliff Literary will teach you to diagnose exactly why the middle of your manuscript is sagging — and how to fix it without adding new scenes. You'll learn the four failure patterns of the soggy middle (episodic, static, comfortable, disconnected), the three things every middle owes the reader, what the midpoint actually is (revelation + redirection), and the six-question diagnostic for identifying whether your midpoint is buried, false, or missing. Includes The Soggy Middle Full Arc Questions Sheet: 15 diagnostic questions across all four parts of your story's arc, with a complete worked example.

Course•By Lauren Kay

The Writer’s Guide to Social Media: Attract Your Dream Readers

In today's digital age, building a strong author platform is crucial for published and aspiring authors. In our workshop, we’ll guide you through the strategies to create engaging content that speaks to your ideal reader and help you build a strong community around your writing.

Course•By Lauren Kay

Writing Masterclass: Strengthen Your Narrative Drive

Master the art of page-turning storytelling with #1 bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt.

Course•By Lauren Kay