New! Retainer Program
Get personalized help with your writing project
"Your help and excellent counsel has helped me persevere to write my first book. I can't thank you enough." "My work has grown exponentially. Your comments were right on point." "You opened up for me a whole new realm of possibility that I couldn't seem to figure out!" --past retainer clients
Eight weeks of private coaching with weekly check-ins by email, customized assignments, and evaluation of up to 250 d/s pages of your book-in-progress. Also available for newer writers who want help and accountability to start writing regularly. Email Mary for details: mary (at) marycarrollmoore.com. Sold out for fall, one spot open for January 2017, five spots open for March..
Fall online classes begin September 21
at www.loft.org (Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis)
Your Book Starts Here: Learn to Storyboard Your Book!
Learn to storyboard, with a simple template that many professional writers use to build a strong structure for a novel, memoir, or nonfiction book. Great for all stages, from writers just starting a book project to those with a work-in-progress. Via the storyboard, you'll immediately find which holes need filling, organize your research, and strengthen weak plots and character arcs. Find out more >
Storyboarding workshops
Grub Street (Boston) and Loft Literary Center (Minneapolis)
Saturday, October 15, or Friday, October 21
Your Book Starts Here: Learn to Storyboard Your Book!
A fun day to take your book idea and get hands-on instruction to begin a storyboard to brainstorm it or refine its structure. Includes feedback and up-to-date information on publishing and next steps.
Find out more >Grub Street, Boston, Saturday, October 15
Find out more> Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
Friday, October 21
Limited to 15 writers--only a few spots left!
Week-long writing retreat at Tanque Verde Ranch, Tuscon
January 23-27, 2016
Your Book Starts Here: How to Plan, Write, and Develop Your Memoir, Novel, or Nonfiction Book
Break free of winter and enjoy a week in the sunshine at this top-rated dude ranch, learning craft skills and getting feedback on your book. Plenty of time to write, plus three craft workshops and daily coaching sessions with Mary. Excellent accomodations with some of the best food in the Southwest. Trail rides, hikes, and desert walks. A great community and an ideal place to get quiet enough to hear your own words. For writers at any level with a book project in any genre. Find out more>.
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"How to bake a book: Start with a big love of words, add a generous helping of Mary Carroll Moore, mix with leavening from your peers, knead vigorously for twelve weeks, and voila! Your book has risen!"
-- Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader