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Improve Your Writing Through Deliberate Practice

Just like playing a sport or a musical instrument, writing is a craft that must be practiced. You may have heard that you have to write a million words before you get good. I don’t know who first said that; the principle has been attributed to Ray Bradbury, Jerry Pournelle, …

Online Writing Classes October–December 2025

I’m excited for the classes we’ve lined up for the fourth quarter of the year, because they all work together to help you design great stories. Developing Sympathetic Characters — October 6, 2025, 7 p.m. • How to create characters that readers can care about Plot Pitfalls — November 18, …

Online Writing Classes August–September 2025

The Orange County Library System here in Central Florida holds writing classes over Zoom, so anyone anywhere may attend. The Library Card field on the registration form is optional. If you don’t have an OCLS library card, just leave it blank. Please be aware that the library does not record …