Mapping Your Nonfiction Book: Outlining Your Idea from Start to Finish

Nonfiction books have the ability to inspire and transform lives. This class series focuses on developing a clear roadmap for memoirs, self-help books, or narrative nonfiction. Through hands-on exercises, participants will outline their projects, identify key themes, and learn techniques for organizing research and storytelling.

By the end of the class, writers will have a comprehensive outline to guide them through the drafting process so that they can write an impactful and inspiring book.

Schedule
Session 1: Defining Your Why – Clarifying Purpose and Audience
Session 2: Building the Spine – Creating a Chapter-by-Chapter Outline
Session 3: Filling in the Gaps – Organizing Research and Personal Narratives
Session 4: Refining Your Plan – Turning Your Outline into a Writing Roadmap

Access Program
We want our writing classes to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.

Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.

Liaison position
Every in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts.

Apply here for the liaison position.