Free Writing Workshops
Join Muse & Margins for free online writing workshops on storytelling, character development, editing, publishing, and book marketing. Each hands-on session focuses on two topics, includes practical activities, and lasts 90 minutes or less. Writers at every stage are welcome, whether you’re working toward independent or traditional publication.
Explore Our Workshops
Browse our workshop topics below. Dates are announced one workshop at a time. Want to hear when a favorite is scheduled? Use the Notify Me button above to select your interests.
Planting What You’ll Pay Off
Prepare meaningful story elements and bring them back in satisfying, earned payoffs.
Establishing Useful Setups
Delivering Payoffs That Feel Surprising and Earned
Controlling Narrative Distance
Control how closely readers experience a character while keeping viewpoint boundaries clear.
Moving Closer to or Farther From a Character
Maintaining Clear Viewpoint Boundaries
Planning a Series
Build a series with a larger direction and a satisfying story within each installment.
Designing a Larger Progression Across Books
Giving Each Installment Its Own Satisfying Story
Developing Narrative Voice
Develop a narrative voice through language, rhythm, and a distinctive way of seeing.
Shaping Narration Through Diction and Rhythm
Filtering Observations Through Worldview
Choosing Your Point of View
Explore viewpoint options and choose the perspective that best serves your story.
Comparing the Possibilities and Limits of Different POVs
Selecting the Perspective That Serves Your Story
Writing Multiple POVs
Choose the perspective each scene needs and manage changes between viewpoints.
Choosing Whose Perspective Each Scene Needs
Managing POV Switches Across the Story