Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories author Steve Almond returns with a fresh quartet of classes laser focused on inspiring new work. Each week, we'll find inspiration in a different subject, produce new writing, and learn by sharing that work. You have nothing to lose but your inhibitions! Attend all 4 or order ala carte. All sessions will be live and recorded for maximum viewing pleasure.

Monday, April 6: Love & Other Disasters: That Time You Chose Wrong

A class devoted to that lover your really shouldn't have taken.

Monday, April 13: Pet Sounds: Writing About the Animals in Our Lives

Because we love our pets more than is humanly reasonable!

Monday, April 20: Leaving Home and Separation Anxiety

Parting isn't really sweet sorrow so much as deeply agitating.

Monday, April 27th: Rage on the Page: When Anger Is Your Engine

Being mad as hell is a reasonable response to a world gone mad.

Suggested companion text: Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories (Zando, April 2024)

About the instructor

Steve Almond is the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His first novel, Which Brings Me to You (co-written with Julianna Baggott) was made into way-better-than-he-expected movie starring Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff. His last novel, All the Secrets of the World, is in development for television by 20th Century Fox. His work has appeared in the Best American Short Stories, the Pushcart Prize, Best American Mysteries, and the NYT Magazine. His most recent book, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow, is about craft, inspiration, and how to keep going at the keyboard. Almond teaches at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and lives outside Boston with his family and his anxiety.

How to Write Dangerous Prose: A Generative 4 Part Series with Steve Almond