Morning Masterclass 2027

Flow State: Release the Kraken Within You!

Location: Elm
Duration: 3 hours – 9:00 am to noon MST
Class Fee: $79.00 

“Have you ever engaged in a writing session where an amazing feeling came over you, a near out of body experience where you wrote at a level beyond your wildest imagination? Where all the puzzle pieces clicked into place, and time slipped away as your mind expanded into a hyper dimension of skill and productivity? Congratulations!

You were in Flow state!

Greek artists, poets, and actors knew this state, and believed it came from being blessed by their goddesses. Michael Jordan attributed his best playing to this state, and called it being “in the  zone.” But it was the positive psychologist Csikszentmihalyi that did intensive studies on this psychological phenomenon and dubbed it “Flow.” He discovered that flow occurs when there is a precise balance between the challenge of a task and the skill of the person performing it. He also discovered peak conditions to initiate Flow.

Writing at a professional level is a challenging creative act. The climb toward professional mastery can feel like drudgery. But what if there was a way to regularly tap into a power that could help you achieve your optimal performance level? To feel so much joy in the act of writing, the slog transforms into a euphoric feeling of skill and accomplishment where time stands still and magic happens effortlessly on the page.

That’s what hitting Flow state will do for you. It’s a powerful kraken sleeping within you.

I’m going to teach you the secrets to release it.

What do attendees say about this Flow State masterclass?

“WOW! I’ve taken several workshops in the interest of improving my writing, but this one takes the cake. Wulf Moon’s workshop on “Flow State: Release the Kraken!” gave me new tools to enhance my writing process,  teaching me how to more easily prepare and enter into a mode of inspired creative activity, but was also mighty entertaining.

Beginning with clearly explained definitions and a fascinating history on the development of the psychology of Flow state, Moon led the class through a smorgasbord of useful techniques, applications, and ideas. The webinar ended with a guided writing exercise that was some of the most fun I’ve had at the keyboard, and showed me how powerful it can be to RELEASE THE KRAKEN at my stories.

Moon’s teaching style is engaging, authoritative, and friendly. Not only does he know his subject matter inside-out, he clearly enjoys it and cares for other writers who want to do what he does. The man is a treasure of writing wisdom and encouragement, and I heartily recommend Wulf Moon’s classes to anyone who wishes to improve their artistic work and their enjoyment of the writing life.”–Nathaniel Barrett, writer.

Register today—Moon’s masterclasses sell out!

Afternoon LTUE Masterclass 2027

Creating 3D Characters on a 2D Page:
How to Make Fictional People Feel Real

Location: Elm
Duration: 4 hours – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm MST
In Person: $99.00

Many moons ago, we owned a boutique in the San Juan Islands and brought in an apparel line famous for tropical island themes. I asked their sales rep how this successful brand came about. The answer: a carefully crafted character.

The founders—two apparel professionals and their wives—invented this character while vacationing on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As they watched the sunset, they created a person to represent their Relax philosophy and named him Tommy Bahama. Then they asked one question repeatedly: Would Tommy wear this?

That meticulously defined character gave Tommy Bahama lifestyle definition that turned it into a luxury brand valued at $1.8 billion today.

But here’s the reality for writers: Your worlds may be brilliant. Your plots twist and turn. Yet editors, agents, and readers don’t connect with your characters. You get yet another rejection, another bad review.

Writers have always understood that characters readers can identify with—characters that feel real—create emotional attachment that lead to success. Harry Potter became a $35 billion media franchise. Bilbo and Frodo Baggins? $8.46 billion. Readers attach to characters and seek out stories about them because stories are about fascinating people that appear to be real.

The question isn’t whether characters matter. It’s this: What specific methods do successful writers use to make their characters feel so real that readers believe in them—even in impossible worlds?

In this masterclass, we’ll reverse-engineer great characters. You’ll discover the techniques successful writers use to craft multi-dimensional characters that resonate with readers, and in the end, you’ll be able to apply those methods to your own work.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this course:

1. Reverse engineering fictional characters you know and love to discover what makes them tick.
2. The struggle is real! How to put your characters behind the 8-ball from the start.
3. Wound Theory: Methods to give your characters depth through a convincing internal arc.
4. Mirroring real life characters: How to spy on people for authentic characteristics.
5. Trait paints: building character depth using MBTI descriptors as your foundation.

It’s alive! Jolting your newest character with the spark of life to reveal them to the world. 

Stop getting rejections for flat characters. Sign up for this masterclass and get ready to give your newest creations the spark of life that keeps readers hooked.