Lit Fest 2025

You’ve gotten to the desk, opened the blank page, and written a new and stunning first sentence. Maybe it involves a crying yeti, or a forklift, or a forklift driven by a crying yeti. Regardless, your pen is fully prepped for sad cryptids and warehouse machinery. And there’s the problem. Sticking to a premise can force your writing down a single, limited path of telling. In this seminar we’ll learn how to treat any premise as an ever-branching path of rewarding surprise. By encouraging discovery and unexpected connections, we’ll become better equipped to thrive long after that first sentence.