Sensuality in the Short Story
About the course
Course Fee
100
Course Length
Self-paced (4 modules). Start anytime. Work through week-by-week or at your own pace.
Weekly Study
60–90 minutes per module + optional writing time (30–60 minutes).
Testimonial
“Litro Masterclasses pushed me to see my strengths and weaknesses clearly, with honest feedback and detailed critique. The experience helped me develop work I could take beyond my local scene and into international opportunities.”
Course summary
Sex and sensuality can be some of the most electric material in fiction — and some of the easiest to get wrong. This course gives you a structured way to write desire, intimacy and touch on the page with confidence, craft and restraint.
Across four modules you’ll:
- draft a sensual scene from contextual prompts (so it’s story-led, not choreography)
- learn what commonly makes sex scenes fail on the page — and how to fix it
- study techniques for tension, voice, suggestion and atmosphere
- revise toward a cleaner, more compelling draft you can develop into a short story
By the end, you’ll have a drafted and revised scene (or story excerpt) plus a clear next-step plan for revision and submission.
How you will learn
This course is a self-paced 4-module writing lab designed to help you write sensuality with precision, atmosphere and emotional truth — without cliché.
Each module includes:
- a short craft focus (what to notice, what to avoid, what to try)
- guided prompts to generate new material fast
- revision tasks that sharpen language, rhythm and point-of-view
- an optional “submission target” so you finish each module with usable pages
You control the level of explicitness. The goal is strong writing: clarity, tension, voice, and scenes that belong to the story (not just the moment).
The Tutor
Litro Tutors
Litro Masterclasses are built by the editorial team behind Litro Magazine. We publish short fiction and literary nonfiction year-round, and we work with writers at every stage — from first drafts to finished pieces.
Our classes translate real editorial practice into clear, structured exercises: how to generate stronger material, revise with purpose, and make work submission-ready. You’ll get practical guidance, craft tools, and a process you can reuse long after the course ends.
