On Demand Classes

Our On Demand Writing Classes are standalone webinars that go in-depth on a specific Writing the Other issue. These downloadable webinars include video lectures and supplemental material. 

On Demand: Research Skills for Fiction Writers

Research is a necessary part of the creative process for every fictional narrative, whether you’re creating whole new worlds or futures, using historical settings or events, or crafting characters whose identities or cultures are very different from your own. You don’t have to be a scholar or even a university student to get help and learn how to find the information you need to craft great stories. In this course, reference librarian Melody Steiner will take you through the research process step-by-step. [...]

On Demand: Writing Bisexual and Pansexual Characters | Master Class

Bisexual author Cecilia Tan walks writers through the process of researching and representing characters who are not attracted exclusively to people of a single gender. Termed pansexual by some, bisexual by others (the “B” in LGBTQ), these sexual identities are among the most stigmatized and misunderstood, and are often represented by cliches and inaccurate stereotypes. [...]