$200
Your first mini-course
Introductory rate per participant · Four sessions totalKĪ Writing Academy · Course Catalog
Explore where your writing can go.
Discover courses in storytelling, writing craft, screenwriting, poetry, faith-based writing, and publishing. Explore scheduled group courses or request private instruction in a subject you want to develop.
Available by request
Your focus. Four private sessions.
Each one-on-one mini-course includes four private, one-hour sessions tailored to your writing goals and scheduled by mutual availability.
$300
Each additional mini-course
Returning participant rate · Four sessions totalSessions include focused instruction, exercises, and feedback during your meetings. Substantial manuscript review is scoped separately.
Request your preferred course below. KĪ will confirm availability and scheduling before registration or payment.
Private mini-course offerings
Find the subject that speaks to you.
Fiction
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
Build imagined worlds with believable rules, compelling characters, and meaningful stakes. Explore worldbuilding, speculative premises, and how to weave background information into the story.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Writing for the screen
Introduction to Screenwriting
Learn screenplay format, visual storytelling, scene structure, dialogue, character development, and the foundations of a compelling script.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Publishing
Independent & Hybrid Publishing: What Authors Need to Know
Understand publishing models, editing, cover and interior design, ISBNs, production, distribution, contracts, costs, royalties, and preparing a book for release.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Writing for the screen
From Novel to Screenplay: The Art of Adaptation
Identify a novel’s central story, translate interior thoughts into visible action, and decide what to preserve, condense, combine, or reimagine for the screen.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Writing craft
Writing Mechanics & Sentence Craft
Strengthen clarity, sentence structure, punctuation, paragraph flow, pacing, and revision skills while developing a distinctive voice.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Writing craft
Beyond Description: Imagery, Place & Literary Devices
Explore color, sound, sensory detail, metaphor, symbolism, and the emotional significance of place. Move beyond basic color names to precise shades and associations, and discover how setting and imagery shape meaning, atmosphere, and character.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Fiction
Writing a Novel in Stories
Create linked stories that stand individually and build a larger narrative. Explore recurring characters, place, themes, sequence, and the connections that hold the book together.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Fiction
The Art of the Short Story
Develop character, tension, structure, and a satisfying ending within a shorter form. Practice choosing the moments and details that give a story its impact.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Poetry
Writing Poetry
Explore voice, imagery, rhythm, form, and revision. Experiment with language and discover how sound, line breaks, and precise detail shape a poem.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
Faith-based writing
Writing Devotionals & Bible Studies
Develop faith-based material with a clear theme, thoughtful Scripture connections, reflection questions, and practical application. Explore structure, audience, and the relationship between personal experience and biblical teaching.
Available by request · Four one-hour sessions
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More ways to write with KĪ
Learn and write in community.
Explore the full Winter and Spring group course offerings, or join the Writers’ Circle for guided writing and peer feedback.