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Book Idea Workshop: Critical Steps to Elevating an Idea

Held

January 28, 2026

Duration

2 Hours

Cost

$35

Subject

Publishing

Topic

Craft

When we have a book idea, we often don't know where to start. We ask, is this idea any good? Is it worth doing? Am I good enough to do it?

In this session, Amy Goldmacher will take you through an interactive process that will get you clear on your book idea so you can write it (or the proposal for it):

  • What You Want To Say: You get crystal clear on the core concept that encapsulates what you want to say with this book and develop the content that serves and delights your readers.
  • How You Say It: You develop the structure and organization that best serves your work and helps your audiences experience your content powerfully.
  • Who Needs To Hear It: You pinpoint your specific audience(s) and determine the best route to reach them that also meets your unique goals and needs.
  • How You Talk About It: You describe your book in terms audiences understand it, including agents and publishers as well as your readers.

This session are for any writer, whether you’re writing fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, and whether you’re:

  • At the very beginning stage with a great idea—or several—and don’t know where or how to start.
  • In the drafting stage.
  • Have a complete, revised, and edited manuscript and are ready to seek agents or publishers.

Take a 30,000-foot view of your project and get feedback for improvement. After this session, you will feel confident that your book idea has what it takes to succeed.

Host

Amy Goldmacher
Amy Goldmacher is an anthropologist, a writer, and a book coach, which means her career has centered around transforming information for good. An excerpt from her flash memoir in the form of a glossary won the 2022 AWP Kurt Brown Prize in Creative Nonfiction. Amy’s work has appeared in or is forthcoming from The New […]

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