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Welcome to the World of Cat Rambo

Welcome to the website of Cat Rambo: writer, editor, teacher, and podcaster. Here you can find links to my writing, classes, and other Cat Rambo miscellania.

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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
05
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
17
Flash Fiction Workshop
Learn multiple new techniques for approaching flash fiction and creating publishable work.
May
23
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
12
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
14
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
15
First Draft Novel Blues
In this workshop, you will learn how to create the roadmap and timeline for your novel revision.
Jun
20
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
12
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
13
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
08
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
17
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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