Craft in the 21st Century

Every Week Kristine Kathryn Rusch looks at writing craft issues that are 21st Century based.

Introduction to Craft in the 21st Century

This class is taught by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, New York Times bestselling writer and the most award-winning author still writing in mystery and science fiction and fantasy.

--- Class starts Monday, February 17th and runs for 9 weeks. No assignments or homework, just pure craft lessons from Kris every week.

Every Monday Kris will ta;k about a modern issue with craft in this new world for three or four videos. Just a couple of examples of topics are:

-- Depth for People Who Scroll All the Time

-- Modern Problem of Unclear Antecedents. Using They or Them and So On...

-- Using Real Places in Fiction and the Law

And so on for nine weeks.

Kris loves teaching craft and she sees these problems all the time in students and reading.

Again, no assignments. Listen to the lessons each week as you have time. They will appear every Monday.






Your Instructor


Dean Wesley Smith
Dean Wesley Smith

With over twenty-three million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith now brings you original fiction every month for the past three years in his own magazine, Smith’s Monthly.

Dean wrote over twenty-five original Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, plus Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man novels, and others. He wrote many gaming novels including Final Fantasy.

He wrote novels and stories under almost fifty pen names and did scripts for Hollywood as well as being an editor for various magazines. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch. You can follow his writing life at www.deanwesleysmith.com


Course Curriculum


  General Introduction to Craft in the 21st Century
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
For lectures and classic workshops, the course starts now and stays on your dashboard for as long as you like! They are completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. For the monthly regular workshops, each has a start date and each week's lectures will appear on the same day. After the course is finished it will remain on your dashboard for as long as you like.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How do I contact someone about a course?
If you have any questions at all about anything in a course, simply email dean with the word "workshop" in the subject line. His email is [email protected]

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