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A world-building workshop using the STEEPLE+ method.

All speculative fiction begins with a single compelling idea—but how do you transform that spark into a world that feels rich, believable, and alive? In this interactive workshop, author TQ Sims (The Lovers Universe series) will guide you through the "STEEPLE+" method of world-building, a practical framework for developing cultures, technology, politics, ecology, and more by following the logical consequences of your core concept. Whether you're building your first world or refining an existing one, you'll leave with a repeatable strategy and the foundational building blocks of a unique setting ready to inspire your next story.

TQ Sims (he/him, they/them) is a longtime New Orleans resident, where he lives with his husband and an ever-growing clowder of cats. His short fiction has appeared in Playboy and Beyond Queer Words. His hopepunk sci-fi series The Lovers Universe—described by HuffPost as “both smart and sexy”—includes the novels Godspeed, Lovers; Lovers in Arms; and End as Lovers. Find him on Instagram: @t.q.sims.

This event is free and open to the community. No RSVP necessary.

Join our monthly Get Lit group to hang out with your writing community and do some sprinting!

If you’ve never done writing sprints before, there’s only one rule: get as many words on the page as you can before 20 minutes are up. We’ll run three writing sprints—one full hour.

So come to our Get Lit with your work in progress and leave with words on the page!

This event is FREE and open to all writers. No RSVP necessary.