Category: How to Write a Book

How to Write a Book Portland workshops

How to Write a Book 2.1

Let’s Go Write presents

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK 2.1

A One-day Workshop

  • You have an idea for a book, or
  • You’ve started writing one, or
  • You’ve written a bunch – 50 pages or even 100 –

 

BUT:

You feel lost or confused, or

You don’t know how you’ll finish the book, or

You fear it will be a mess if you manage to finish it.

WE CAN HELP!

Our workshop will guide you:

1.  Do you have a plan?

Describe your plan, time to write.

What holds you back?

2. The main idea:

Revisit or identify the idea that will see you through the long haul.

Develop the theme; aka why you are writing this book.

3. Characters and conflicts:

Who are your characters?

What are their problems?

4. Structure:

Beginnings and endings and getting from one to the other.

The inciting incident.

The Hero’s Journey.

5. Scenes:

How to write them.

How they function

6. Process:

How to make it happen.

Writers groups and workshops.

 

THE DETAILS: April 23, 2016, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm; $89 including lunch

Another Read Through, 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227

Debbie: dguyol@aol.com  Charlotte: chardixon@comcast.net

How to Write a Book Portland workshops

Portland Workshop: How To Write a Book 2.0

Another workshop successfully completed! Next up comes Secrets of Publishing this fall.  Stay tuned!

Our day-long workshops on March 21 and June 27 were great, with participants getting insights into the writing process and their individual projects.  We’re planning an encore in winter or spring of 2016, so read on to see what we covered in past events.

Let’s Go Write presents       LetsGoWrite_logo-lg

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK 2.0

A One-day Workshop

You have an idea for a book, or

You’ve started writing one, or

You’ve written a bunch – 50 pages or even 100 –

BUT:

You feel lost or confused, or

You don’t know how you’ll finish the book, or

You fear it will be a mess if you manage to finish it.

WE CAN HELP!

Our workshop will guide you through

1. Summing up the main idea:

  • Identify an idea that will see you through the long haul
  • Find a theme
  • Let your main idea sprout related ideas (you need a lot of ideas for a book)

2. Identifying characters and conflicts:

  • Fun ways to get to know your characters
  • And understand their problems

3. Figuring out beginnings and endings:

  • The inciting incident
  • Lay out fireworks and set them off

4. Finding a path from here to there:

  • Different ways to structure the book
  • The dreaded middle

5. Doing it your way:

  • Find time to write
  • Make a plan

THE DETAILS: June 27, 2015, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. $89 including lunch. We’ll meet at Tabor Space, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland, Oregon 97215

To sign up, email Debbie: dguyol@aol.com or Charlotte: chardixon@comcast.net.

Testimonials!

“Your class was very helpful! I took a lot of notes and got a lot of ideas from what others were saying, even if it wasn’t about my story. . . . Thanks again for offering this to me. I would do it again.” Kathy

“Thank you for such a lovely day, both of you are delightful and offered us all so much inspiration. I’m excited to see where my story goes.” Susan

“Thank you so much for a wonderful workshop! It was very well organized and informative but with a nice, relaxed air. I learned so much from both of you and also from the other attendees.” Cheryl

“It was wonderful. You two are great workshop leaders/teachers and the group was such an inspiration to me. ” Leigh

“I enjoyed the workshop – the interaction with other participants and the information presented along with the handouts. A plan of action for my short stories is in the making!”  Robert