Southern Noir to Grit Lit
Simply put, Southern Literature is complex—not Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation or Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, but both. Recently, this traditional Southern Gothic literature has given way to Southern Noir, complete with sex, violence, and bad choices, as seen in works by S. A. Cosby. Another popular new genre is Grit Lit. Set in small towns with hard characters battling to survive poverty, prejudice, and violence, Grit Lit has taken off. Think Harry Crews. This is not your usual Southern Literature class. Can you take it? Sure, come on in and set a spell.

Saturday, March 29 @ 4:00 pm EDT - 6:30 pm EDT

Online Class. Register at The Muse https://the-muse.org/event/southern-noir-to-grit-lit/ 

For more information email nhwilliard@nhwilliard.com 

“To refresh the world and make a difference.”

- Coca-Cola’s Mission. Start the New Year with a writing plan! Discover your driving force as a writer and create a plan with concrete steps to achievement. What do you write? Who do you write for? Why do you write it? Using creative exercises, visualizations, and open-ended questions focus your writer’s life. Uncover your guiding light. Stay inspired and focused. Explore creating a personal mission statement, goals, and objective steps with an experienced leader and educator.

Saturday, March 22 @ 10:00 am EDT - 12:30 pm EDT

Register at The Muse 2025 / Classes Online: https://the-muse.org/event/mission-statement-for-writers-2/ 

email nhwilliard@nhwilliard.com for details.

Find a new skill in 2025! Are you a follow-the-flow writer or a plan-it-all-out writer? Or something in between? Even those who do not plot initially revise and craft their work to hook the reader. Using a standard mystery plot and Scrivener, a software writing technology, explore the difference between plot and story. Can technology help? In this class, we examine classical theory and elements of the plot; use a specific plot example, a simple mystery; and apply the popular software, Scrivener. We begin with literary theory then we explore pitfalls and possibilities of support in using software to write.

Saturday, April 5 @ 10:00 am EDT - 12:30 pm EDT

Online Classes in 2025 register at The Muse: https://the-muse.org/event/crafting-plot-and-story-can-technology-help-2/ 

Email for details to nhwilliard@nhwilliard.com

Begin 2025 with Writing!

Writing Coach (Hybrid*) 
Achieve your goals with tools, support, and accountability. Rates and process variables with goals. 

The Month of Generative Writing (Hybrid*) $400
 Just beginning? Stuck in your process. Try this power boost to your inspiration. Four prompts each week, readings, one weekly meeting with the instructor with a review of the process and outcomes. The final goal - edited piece with suggestions for publication. Fiction or Nonfiction. 

Developmental Editing Short Stories (Contact for Rates) 
Get traction in your work. Explore your story's potential and dive deeper into your characters. Learn methods to enhance your work by examining the basics - setting, plot, description, syntax, and other tools. Rates vary with length and response. Contact to discuss @ nhwilliard@nhwilliard.com