All times are Pacific Time (if you’re not sure how that matches with your time zone, here’s a resource).
- Stories that Change our World: How to Write Hopepunk with Cat Rambo, Saturday, January 16, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- No More Lone Wolves: Writing Characters in Community with Catherine Lundoff, Saturday, January 16, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Return to Journaling for Creativity with Fran Wilde, Sunday, January 17, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific time.
- Get Weird! How to Make Your Fiction Original, Compelling, and Deeply Weird with Evan J. Peterson, Sunday, January 17, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- The Ins and Outs of Urban Fantasy with L.L. McKinney, Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 9:30-11:00 AM Pacific Time.
- The 4th Language of Genre Fiction with M Todd Gallowglass, Saturday, January 23, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Power World Real Name: Upping your Game with Names and Titles with Cat Rambo, Sunday, January 24, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Highspeed Worldbuilding for Fiction and Games with James L. Sutter Session I, Sunday, January 24, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Writing Your Way Into Your Novel with Cat Rambo, Saturday, January 30, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Beginnings & Endings with Cat Rambo, Saturday, January 30, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Principles for Pantsers with Cat Rambo, Sunday, January 31, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Highspeed Worldbuilding for Fiction and Games with James L. Sutter Session II, Sunday, January 31, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Dunking Your Reader in the Details: Toolsets for Creating Immersive Worlds with Cat Rambo, Saturday, February 6, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Pitches and Synopses Workshop with Jennifer Brozek, Sunday, February 7, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Different Kinds of Love: Writing Relationships that Aren’t Romantic with Cat Rambo, Saturday, February 13, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
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Where Babies Come From: Speculative Reproduction with Evan J. Peterson, Saturday, February 13, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Consent is Sexy: Writing Consensual Scenes with Sarah Buhrman, Sunday, February 14, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- In Flagrante Delicto: Writing Effective Sex Scenes with Catherine Lundoff, Sunday, February 14, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Mapping the Labyrinth: Plotting Your Novel with Kay Kenyon, Saturday, February 20, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Make Yourself More Discoverable Online: SEO Basics for Creative People with Cat Rambo, Saturday, February 20, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Writing Fight Scenes with Marie Brennan, Sunday, February 21, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Systems of Magic: How to Use Your Magic to Enrich Your Worldbuilding with Cat Rambo, Saturday, February 27, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Witches Are People Too: Writing Well-Rounded Pagans and Spellcrafters with Evan J. Peterson, Saturday, February 27, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- A Mixed Bag: Combining and Manipulating Genre Conventions with Tracy Townsend, Sunday, February 28, 2021, 9:30-11;30 AM Pacific Time.
- The Freelancer’s Toolkit: Turning Writing Into a Business with James L. Sutter Session I, Saturday, March 6, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Flash Fiction Workshop with Evan J. Peterson, Saturday, March 6, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Project Management for Writers with Jennifer Brozek, Sunday, March 7, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Book Promotion on a Budget with Catherine Lundoff, Sunday, March 7, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- The Freelancer’s Toolkit: Turning Writing Into a Business with James L. Sutter Session II, Saturday, March 13, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Six Slippery Sins: Good Advice That Goes Astray with Kay Kenyon, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- TV Structure for Novella Writers with Margaret Dunlap, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Reasonable Consequences: Building a Better Alternate Universe with Seanan McGuire, Sunday, March 21, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time. Class is full; waitlist only.
- Beyond Bipeds: When Aliens Look Nothing Like Us with Evan J. Peterson, Sunday, March 21, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Levelling Up: Ten Things to Try When You Keep Hearing No with Kate Heartfield, Saturday, March 27, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- So You Want to Put Together An Anthology? with Catherine Lundoff, Saturday, April 10, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Queer Is a Verb: Disrupting the Norm with Evan J. Peterson, Saturday, April 10, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Journaling for Creativity with Fran Wilde, Sunday, April 11, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Reading Like a Writer with Tracy Townsend, Sunday, April 11, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
- Emotional Impact: How to Punch ‘Em in the Feelz with José Pablo Iriarte, Saturday, April 17, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Self-Editing: From First Splat to Professional Finish with Jennifer Brozek, Sunday, April 18, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Scripts 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Screenwriting but Were Afraid to Ask with Margaret Dunlap, Saturday, April 24, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
- Revising Your Novel with Kate Heartfield, Sunday, April 25, 2021, 9:30-11:30 AM Pacific Time.
To register for a class, send e-mail with the following details:
- Which class or classes and the dates.
- Whether you would prefer to pay via Paypal, Venmo, check, or some other means.
- Please identify yourself if you are a returning student or support Cat on Patreon to qualify for the special rate.
You should receive confirmation of your registration within 48 hours.
Live classes are taught online, are limited to 15 participants, and require a reliable Internet connection, although in the past participants have logged on from coffee shops, cafes, and even an airplane. A webcam is suggested but not required.
Note from Rambo Academy founder Cat Rambo: I’ve been teaching writing for over three decades now. Over ten years ago, I started working with what would become the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers. Since then literally hundreds of students from across the globe have come through my classes; many are out there publishing away and I’m cheering every time I see one on a table of contents or on an award ballot. If you’ve got questions about the classes, please don’t hesitate to mail me with them. Here’s some testimonials for a few past ones.