Learn to craft stories that pull readers in and don’t let go in this 8-week online class with Emma Stockman.

You know that feeling when a story grabs you? Time disappears. You’re in it. The only thing that exists is you and the story.

That's narrative tension.

Because narrative tension lives in so many different places in a story, when it doesn’t work–when your story falls flat–it can be hard to figure out. Especially on your own. It’s a frustrating, discouraging experience, making you feel like you’re not a good enough writer and that you’ll never figure it out.

In this eight-week online workshop with Seattle-based writer Emma Stockman, you’ll learn how narrative tension works, through close readings of writing that does it well, so you can tighten your stories into deliciously gripping tales that make time stand still. You’ll learn how to let narrative tension guide the feedback you ask for and what to do with it.

Dates: Wednesdays, June 4-July 30, 2025 (No class July 2)

Time: 10 am-Noon

Location: Online in the Wordcrafters Zoom Room

Price:
Access: $329 – if you have limited access to funds
Sustainer: $439 – the actual cost of this program
Patron: $549 – if you have more access to wealth/resources and can support others who need to pay less

Learn more about our Pay From Your Heart Pricing: https://wordcrafters.org/pfyh/

We want everyone to have access to our writing programs. If you need additional support, please complete our scholarship request form: https://wordcrafters.org/scholarships/

Your instructor

Emma Stockman (she/her) is a Seattle-based writer and educator with an MFA in Fiction from the University of Oregon.