So You Want To Write A Book In-Person
So You Want To Write A Book is a 7-week immersion into the book writing process for writers who don’t want to have to learn everything the hard way. Discovering the elements and principles all books have in common -- and what to do with them -- helps smooth out your learning curve and gives you tools and insights for successfully drafting your book.
This class is for anyone who wants to write a book, whether fiction or nonfiction. Over the course of seven weeks, you’ll learn how to:
- define your project and its goals
- understand your book’s ecosystem and why it matters
- think strategically about audience and “the competition"
- organize the content you want your book to include
- create structure for narrative, presentation, and story
- shape a solid, flexible map for your book
- build sustained creative momentum that gets you to a finished manuscript
Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd is an author, developmental editor, and book coach who stumbled into publishing her first book in 2000 and has been helping other writers stumble less ever since. Questions: email HBBLiterary@proton.me
Teen and adult writers are welcome. Register below or call 910-457-6237
- Dates & Times:
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, August 6, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, August 13, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, August 20, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, August 27, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, September 3, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday, September 17, 2025
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Harper Meeting Room
- Library Branch:
- Margaret & James Harper, Jr. Library (Southport)
- Audience:
- All Ages / General Interest
- Categories:
- Writing Program