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.
Apostrophes and Commonly Confused Words
Apply apostrophe rules and distinguish commonly confused words in context.
Possession and Contractions
Choosing the Correct Word
Building the World Your Story Needs
Focus your worldbuilding on the details your story needs and decide what to develop first.
Choosing the Worldbuilding Details That Matter
Deciding What to Develop Before Drafting
Proofreading the Finished Book
Check formatted text for remaining errors and spot problems introduced during production.
Checking the Final Formatted Text
Catching Layout and Production Errors
Making Setting Shape the Plot
Make the environment shape your characters’ options, actions, and conflicts.
Using Geography and Resources to Create Constraints
Making Characters Use Their Surroundings
Managing Series Continuity
Track established series details and check later installments against earlier books.
Tracking Established Facts and Character Developments
Checking Later Books Against What Came Before
Building Cultures With Depth
Develop cultures through shared values, varied experiences, and internal disagreements.
Developing Values Behind Traditions
Creating Variation and Disagreement Within a Culture