Learn the elements of a thrilling mystery that leaves readers on the edge of their seats. Over the course of four weeks, participants will discuss the common characteristics of effective mystery/suspense fiction and will set goals for their work in class. We’ll cover inciting incidents and protagonists, review plot points and antagonists, and explore how to create suspense and mystery in writing. Participants will lay the groundwork for their own riveting story.

In this 4-week workshop, best-selling author and founder of the acclaimed Haven Writing Retreats in Montana, Laura Munson will lead students through exercises to uncover wonder and inject it into their own writing. Using Laura’s memoir The Wild Why: Stories and Teachings to Uncover Your Wonder as a guide, we will explore teaching-spirited stories and writing prompts, all centered on illuminating our true self-expression and the wonder it spawns.