Classes & Workshops
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2025 In-Person Writing Classes​​​
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Get Published: How to Submit and Sell Short Pieces for Publication
Frisco Public Library
Frisco, TX / Jan 11 @ 2-4pm
Jalyn will be teaching a free workshop at Frisco Public Library. This time, it'll be about how to find submission calls, how to format your subs, and tips and tricks from the editor's desk on how to get published. ​
The Art of Self-Editing Workshop
Frisco Public Library
Frisco, TX / April 19 @ 4-5:30
Want to learn how to edit your own manuscripts for polishing and publication? Jalyn will guide you through several editing exercises and methods to improve your self-editing skills with this workshop at Frisco Public Library!
Short & Sweet:
A Flash Fiction Workshop
Frisco Public Library
Frisco, TX / Sept 21 @ 10-11:30
In this class, Jalyn shares top-rated flash fiction and examines how they're different from a typical story and why they work so well by analyzing structure, voice, plot, style, and more. End the session with writing prompts to try your hand at flash fiction yourself.
Breadcrumbing to Build Suspense
DFWCon Writers Conference
Hurst Conference Center
Hurst, TX / Oct 4 @ 11:30
For those who register for the DFWCon Writers Conference, Jalyn is teaching two classes over the course of the weekend and serving on one panel. Breadcrumbing to Build Suspense is on Saturday, Oct 4 at 11:30am. If you're there, please come by!
Get Published: A Practical Guide to Submitting & Selling Short Works
DFWCon Writers Conference
Hurst Conference Center
Hurst, TX / Oct 5 @ 1:40
For those who register for the DFWCon Writers Conference, Jalyn is teaching two classes over the course of the weekend and serving on one panel. Get Published: A Practical Guide is on Sun, Oct 5 at 1:40pm. If you're there, please come by!
Worldbuilding 101: Crash Course
Frisco Public Library
Frisco, TX / Oct 19 @ 2-3:30
In collaboration with CollinWrites, Jalyn gives a fundamental rundown of the cultural, political, and real-world aspects of worldbuilding that a writer needs to take into consideration, particularly for novels and speculative fiction. After the class, there will be a community write-in to work on your WIPs and discuss your ideas with fellow writers.
Becoming an Indie Author
Collin College Frisco Campus
Frisco, TX / Nov 6 @ 12pm
In collaboration with CollinWrites, Jalyn will be sharing her journey of becoming an indie author, navigating both traditional and self-publishing, and the steps it takes to go from manuscript to editing to publishing to marketing your book.
The Memoir Mosaic: Writing Prompts
Frisco Public Library
Frisco, TX / Nov 23 @ 2-3:30
Writing memoir can be daunting. What if you don't remember everything? How do you know what to focus on? The answer is to approach memoir as a mosaic and embrace the fractured nature of memory with poetry, lists, vignettes, essays, conversations, letters, and more. This session is focused on writing and creating the first few pieces of your memoir mosaic with guidance and inspiration.