THE LEARNING CURVE Fall 2008 VISUAL ART & WRITING WORKSHOPS

Writing a Book
From Idea to Manuscript

Everyone wants to write a book, it seems.  But who, given the demands of daily life, can find the time to do so? In this three-session course, instructor Gregory McNamee - the author of 26 books, and a very busy person himself – will offer techniques for planning and writing a nonfiction book while still meeting the demands of work and home. We’ll begin with the assumption that you have only a little time available for writing each day, and we’ll discuss ways for making the most of that time.  We’ll also produce a working proposal that can be circulated to publishers and agents. Along the way, we’ll cover such essentials as generating and testing ideas for intellectual and commercial value; conducting research; managing your time; mastering techniques for writing and revising your work; and understanding the nature of book publishing and the marketplace of reading. (Limited to 10 students.)

When: Saturdays, Nov 8, 22, and Dec 13, 2:00-5:00pm
Where: The Windmill Inn, 4250 E. Campbell Ave. (Boardroom)
Cost: $135 (3 sessions)

Instructor:
Gregory McNamee is the author of Blue Mountains Far Away (Lyons Press, 2000), The Mountain World: A Literary Journey (Sierra Club Books, 2000),and Gila: The Life and Death of an American River (Crown Publishers, 1994), among many other books. He is a also a contributing editor to The Bloomsbury Review, Kirkus Reviews, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. For more information, please visit www.gregorymcnamee.com.

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