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Who's Cat Rambo?

Since coming through Clarion West in 2005, Cat Rambo’s 300+ fiction publications have included stories in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and frequently appear in year’s best of collections. They work across genre, writing literary, thriller, science fiction, slipstream, fantasy, magic realism, historical, and humor with fluid ease, making them one of the leaders in American story writing.

The Books

Upcoming Events

May

Theme, Motif & Symbol

Plot, characters, and setting are all you need to make a story, right? Nope. There’s a fourth element you need to consider: the story’s theme.

May

Flash Fiction Workshop

Learn multiple new techniques for approaching flash fiction and creating publishable work.

May

Beginnings & Endings

Learn how to figure out the best place to start -- and end -- your story with a combination of lecture, in-class writing, and discussion.

Jun

Writing the Short Story Workshop

Learn how to write, edit, & submit short stories in a workshop that combines lecture, discussion, writing exercises, and critiquing each other's stories.

Jun

Queries, Synopses, and Cover Letters

Most novelists have to deal with the dreaded beasts every once in a while: queries, synopses, and cover letters. Here's how to do it.

Jun

First Draft Novel Blues

In this workshop, you will learn how to create the roadmap and timeline for your novel revision.

Jun

Writing Better Food

Well-written food can add atmosphere and texture to your stories, amplifying reader interest and giving your words a unique flavor.

Jul

Principles for Pantsers

You may be a discovery writer, but there’s still some principles you can use to prepare and steer your way.

Jul

Toolsets for Writing Better Descriptions

The perfect detail can make all the difference. Join Cat for a session in which you’ll learn three different sets of tools to use when writing descriptions in order to make them richer, more vivid, and more meaningful.

Aug

Further Out and Further In: Character Interiority

How does a writer go about figuring out what a character's history is like and how it affects their personality?

Aug

Unreliable Narrators

Learn the different types of unreliable narrators, tips and techniques for using each, and what stories are best suited to unreliable narrators.

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