K Tempest Bradford Archives - Writing the Other

Worldbuilding Bootcamp – Online Writing Workshop

October 1, 2024October 7, 2024WtO Admin

In this workshop, authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford will guide you through short writing exercises that will help you dive into aspects of your world that writers often overlook, but that impact your story and characters in major ways. [...]

Character Bootcamp – Online Writing Workshop

October 1, 2024October 7, 2024WtO Admin

Join us for a day of writing exercises and feedback that will help you dig into your characters’ background, giving you a solid foundation for their motivations and actions in your story. [...]

What To Do If You F%#! Up – Avoiding Career-Ending Missteps

January 30, 2024January 28, 2024Writing the Other

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer of fiction will, in the course of their career, screw up. A truth not universally acknowledged is that authors can recover from a screw up, even a highly public one, by avoiding specific behaviors that do nothing but escalate and make the situation worse. Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford will break down what authors should not do and advise on what they should do, instead. [...]

NaNo Prep Daily 2023

September 1, 2023October 25, 2023Writing the Other

Get yourself ready to write a bunch of words in one month with writing exercises that will help you get to know your characters and world before you dive into them in earnest. Register for Writing the Other’s NaNo Prep Daily and get an exercise every day in October. [...]

NaNo Prep 2023: Character Workshop

August 31, 2023October 25, 2023WtO Admin

Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 2023? Before you put words to page, get to know your main character/s better in this Preptober workshop with authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford. [...]

NaNo Prep 2023: Worldbuilding Workshop

August 31, 2023October 25, 2023WtO Admin

What To Do If You F%#! Up – Avoiding the #AuthorsBehavingBadly Tag

January 21, 2023March 4, 2023Writing the Other

Should Authors Write Characters Different From Themselves? Webinar 2023

January 21, 2023March 4, 2023WtO Admin

Though framed as a yes or no question, the answer to this is complicated and complex. In this 4 hour webinar we’ll give you the answer. [...]

Deep Dive Intensive: Description and Language

April 1, 2022May 29, 2022WtO Admin

When writers get to the point of describing people from marginalized groups they’re sometimes filled with anxiety over the words and phrases they should use. In this craft-focused class, authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford dive deep into these language and description pitfalls and how to avoid them. [...]

Deep Dive Intensive: Dialogue, Dialect, and Narrative Voice

February 28, 2022May 6, 2022Writing the Other

An essential part of creating a character is understanding how that individual speaks or communicates. In this craft-focused class we’ll help you sharpen your dialogue skills through lectures, hands-on exercises, and feedback. [...]