Online Workshops
The Summer Side Quest Writing Workshops 2025
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Join Jalyn Renae Fiske for three online writing workshop sessions via Zoom that blend instruction, analysis, writing time, and discussion. Expect sessions that focus on tried-and-true methods to level up your writing from someone who has spent the last 10 years honing her craft as a writer and fiction editor.
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Jalyn has her MFA in Creative Writing, is Fiction Editor at James Gunn's Ad Astra magazine, and her debut short story collection, Side Quest: Stories, won 1st in Short Story Collections and 1st in the Southern Region in the 2024 Reader Views Literary Award for indie authors.
Intro is Everything
Workshop
Sunday, June 22
2-4pm (central)
$45
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An in-depth look at what makes story openings and chapter beginnings sing and what makes them sink. Learn what makes readers want to keep reading and what aspects turn agents and editors away.
Register here.
Dynamic Dialogue
Workshop
Sunday, July 20
2-4pm (central)
$45
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Dialogue is one of the most requested workshop topics, and Jalyn is excited to offer this in the summer lineup. She'll demystify dialogue and give you the tools to write engaging conversations for your characters.
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Register here.
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Compelling Characters
Workshop
Sunday, August 10
2-4pm (central)
$45
Ready to level up your character development? Ensure they jump off the page as realistically as possible? Jalyn will do a deep-dive into archetypes and arcs, so you can create a cast of authentic characters.
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Register here.