Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling

The Opening Mystery

Creating Curiosity before the Inciting Incident

Dec 21 • Tommy Dean

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November 2025

Last Class of 2025

2-3 spots left!

Nov 23 • Tommy Dean

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Repetition Inspires Structure

God of The Wood's Opening Page

Nov 9 • Tommy Dean

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October 2025

The List Story:

Creating Narrative through Objects

Oct 8 • Tommy Dean

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September 2025

5 Reasons Querying Authors Should Read Debut Novels

Lessons from new books

Sep 30 • Tommy Dean

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Disruption and Mystery in Compelling Novel Openings

While not a thriller or a book of suspense, Model Home by Eric Puchner is a great example of how to craft an opening to a novel that balances many…

Sep 20 • Tommy Dean

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Setting as Antagonist:

From background to foreground, settings that add pressure

Sep 2 • Tommy Dean

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August 2025

Agenting By The Numbers

My first five months

Aug 27 • Tommy Dean

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Against Hiding Information in Flash Fiction

Creating tension through context

Aug 8 • Tommy Dean

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Fall 2025 Classes and Workshops

Give yourself the space to enhance your writing craft!

Aug 3 • Tommy Dean

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July 2025

Objects of Discovery

Using Poems to find Fiction

Jul 12 • Tommy Dean

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June 2025

5 Ways to Open any Story (but especially a novel)

Avoid Clichés and Pitfalls

Jun 11 • Tommy Dean

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