Why This Workshop?

In this 90-minute live workshop, you’ll learn how to:

  • Identify emotionally charged moments that will infuse your writing with new life and energy

  • Use touchstone moments to better understand your own characters and themes

  • Learn how to build narrative momentum without being a “plotter”

  • Write with emotional clarity that will hook readers

  • Develop a practical framework you can use in the future

Book cover of Farther Than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey depicting two young, white boys looking up at the stars and moon together. One boy is in a wheelchair. Image include the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection medal.

Workshop Details

  • Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  • Time: 6:00–7:30 pm PT (9:00–10:30 pm ET)

  • Where: Live on Zoom

  • Price: $40

  • Replay: Available for 7 days for all registered participants

Accessibility & attendance note:
Live attendance is encouraged but not required. If you can’t join in real time, you’ll receive a replay to watch on your own schedule.

This Workshop Is For You If You Are…

  • Working on a novel or long-form project

  • Unsure how to connect to troublesome characters

  • Interested in unlocking a deeper emotional connection with readers in your storytelling

  • Looking to kickstart your 2026 creative workflow

This Workshop Is NOT…

  • A critique session

  • A generative writing sprint

  • A class focused on publishing or querying

  • A multi-week program

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Book cover for 'All the Impossible Things' by Lindsay Lackey, featuring a silhouette of a girl standing against a colorful, starry sky background with a moon and mountains, and the title in large, white, whimsical font.