Starport is bringing  a variety of Creative Writing classes to the Gilruth Center to help you enhance your writing abilities. Whether your interests are writing blogs, novels, biography, short stories, historical or flash fiction or poetry, you will benefit from the teachings of Katherine Sanger (see instructor bio below).

Current Opportunities:

Realistic Characters

Want to make your stories come to life?  Realistic characters is the key.  Character is one of the five necessary aspects of a story, and something that many people struggle with. And, whether it is fiction or non-fiction, characters can make or break your story. Take the 1-Day Workshop, Realistic Characters, and learn how to create characters that are real to you – and your readers. Family and friends welcome.

• 1 Day / 3 Hour Workshop
• Saturday, February 21st
• 9AM – 12PM CST (10AM-1PM EST)
• Gilruth Center, Mars Room
• Virtual Option Available
• Class Size: Minimum 6 participants
• $65 until February 19th
• $75 February 20-21st

Register for Realistic Characters

Autobiography and Memoirs

Autobiography or Memoir? Just what is the difference between them? And how do you decide which to write – and what to do with it? In this one-day workshop, we will cover the differences and how to write vignettes, essays, and long form. We’ll do some practical exercises. And, to top it off, we’ll discuss some ways and places where you can publish – or get someone else to publish – your work. Family and friends welcome.

• 1 Day / 3 Hour Workshop
• Saturday, March 7th
• 9AM – 12PM CST (10AM-1PM EST)
• Gilruth Center, Mars Room
• Virtual Option Available
• Class Size: Minimum 6 participants
• $65 until March 5th
• $75 March 6-7th

Register for Autobiography and Memoirs

World Building

In your writing, you create your worlds. Make your readers want to be a part of it. Learn how to expand your view to make your worlds more than new and unique animals or plants. A world that will capture your readers attention and keep them intrigued will require an expansive view of all that exists. Come learn more about all the parts of a world and how you can share them with your readers. Family and friends welcome.

• 1 Day Workshop

• Saturday, March 21st
• 9AM – 12PM CST (10AM-1PM EST)
• Gilruth Center, Mars Room
• Virtual Option Available
• Class Size: Minimum 6 participants
• $65 until March 19th
• $75 March 20-21st

Register for World Building

Writing Fiction

Let your imagination run wild with this 3-hour workshop where you will learn all about developing plots and themes, creating characters, settings, expressing your point of view and more. With Fiction, absolutely anything is possible. But writing about fiction takes some finesse. Register today and learn how to make your fictional stories come to life.  Register today and join Instructor, Kate Sanger in the classroom at the Gilruth Center or in the privacy of your own home.  Family and friends welcome.

• 1 Day Workshop
• Saturday, April 25th
• 9AM – 12PM CST (10AM-1PM EST)
• Gilruth Center, Mars Room
• Virtual Option Available
• Class Size: Minimum 6 participants
• $65 until April 23rd
• $75 April 24-25th

Register for Writing Fiction

About the Instructor:

Katherine Sanger was a Jersey Girl before getting smart and moving to Texas. She’s been published in various e-zines and print, including Baen’s Universe, Black Chaos, Wandering Weeds, Spacesports & Spidersilk, Black Petals, Star*Line, Anotherealm, Lost in the Dark, Bewildering Stories, Aphelion, and RevolutionSF, and edited From the Asylum, an e-zine of fiction and poetry, and Serial Flasher, a flash fiction e-zine. Kate is a member of HWA and SFWA. She taught English for over 10 years at various online and local community and technical colleges. You can find her on Facebook or Twitter @ KatherineSanger.