Madeline Island Summer Writing Retreat
July 14-18 or July 21-25 or September 8-12
How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book: Taking Your Book to Publication
A week-long workshop/retreat to help you take your memoir, novel, or nonfiction book from idea to manuscript to publication. Daily classroom lessons on writing and book-structuring plus plenty of one-to-one work with Mary has made this event a summer favorite for many returning writers.
One-Day Workshop
at Grub Street Writing School, Boston
Saturday, August 30, 10 - 5
How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book
Spend a lively two days exploring your book--and how to finally get it written and published. Hands-on workshop covers the ins and outs of book structuring in any genre (fiction, nonfiction, memoir) via storyboarding, writing in "islands," getting to know your ideal reader, premise statements, right-brain storyboards (image maps), and much more. Find out why past attendees have called this "the best writing workshop I've ever been to!" Find out more >
NEW! Twelve-Week Online Class
sponsored by Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
starts the week of September 29, 2014
Strange Alchemy: How Place, People, and Conflict Intertwine in Fiction and
Memoir
Good story engages readers because place, people, and conflict are not haphazard. They are aligned to create a certain alchemy. In this class you’ll learn how the three elements of place, people, and conflict must work together to make memoir and fiction writing come alive. Enough dilemma--or too much? Power positions of players working--or not? Does setting lend emotion--or is it flat? 24/7 access to classroom, weekly lessons and exercises, lots of feedback. Find out more >
NEW! One-Day Workshop
at the Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
Saturday, July 19, 10:30-4:40
The Art of Voice and Theme in Fiction and
Memoir
Every writer craves an authentic voice and strong themes --two key elements that make writing stand out. But how does a writer identify his or her unique voice, develop it, and use it craft themes that matter? 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