I’ll be teaching online classes via Writing Workshops and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival this spring. Upcoming ones:

I’m teaching a series for Writing Workshops: Building Interiority for Characters. In each one, we’ll look at a different strategy to create interior worlds for your characters.

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories July 9, 7-9 pm EST via zoom:

Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

Deep Dive into Dialogue: A Master Class into What People Say July 27, 12-5 pm EST via zoom:

Deep Dive Into Dialogue: A Master Class on the Art of What People Say with Karen E. Bender (Zoom), Saturday, July 27th, 2024

Building Interiority in Characters Using Memory:

Tuesday, August 6, 7 to 9 pm EST

Building Interiority in Characters: Writing Memory with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

Building Interiority with Characters Through Their Perceptions

Tuesday, August 13, 7-9 pm EST

Building Interiority in Characters with Perceptions: Judgment, Envy and Admiration with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024

Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching, private manuscript consults or help with MFA applications.