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.
Formatting Your Print Book
Build a print interior and inspect exported files and proofs for layout problems.
Building the Print Interior
Exporting and Checking Print-Ready Files
Keeping Useful Business Records
Build a practical income and expense tracker and use it to understand book-level results.
Building a Book Income and Expense Tracker
Calculating What Your Books Earn and Cost
Building Your Book’s Metadata
Assemble a consistent book listing and develop relevant category and keyword choices.
Writing a Clear, Consistent Book Listing
Developing Discoverability Through Categories and Keywords
Understanding Publishing Agreements
Read sample publishing clauses and identify how rights, responsibilities, and related terms interact.
Identifying Rights, Obligations, and Key Terms
Tracing What the Agreement Allows Each Party to Do
Publishing Your Book
Practice setting up a book for publication and checking its files, details, and settings.
Setting Up Your Book for Publication
Reviewing and Correcting the Publication Setup
Finding Your Pitch
Choose the most compelling story elements and turn them into a concise spoken pitch.
Identifying the Story Elements That Belong in a Pitch
Turning Them Into a Concise Verbal Pitch