A Premise Isn’t a Plot: Putting Momentum into Any Manuscript
A Master Class with COURTNEY MAUM, author of Before and After the Book Deal

Greedy Reads –  Remington
320 West 29th Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

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Join us as we welcome Courtney Maum, author of  Before and After the Book Deal, for a master class on how she transformed a good idea for a novel — Alan Opts Out — into a manuscript that went to auction for U.S. rights and film rights and was pre-empted in the UK.

After hearing the changes Courtney made to her novel, Alan Opts Out, before it went on submission, Courtney will share the following techniques to help writers of any genre deepen their existing plot or create one from almost-scratch if you don’t have a plot, yet, or are working in memoir. Participants should attend with their own manuscripts in mind.

In this class, you’ll learn:

•  An exploration of how book titles set a project up to soar—or fail.

•  A drawing exercise to help you visualize your book as a whole on a single page.

•  A Mad-Lib formula to help you discern whether you have a selling plot or not.

•  The Hollywood make-or-break exercise that Courtney personally failed.

This class is appropriate for writers of all levels working in any genre except poetry. Simply bring enthusiasm, lots of paper, and a willingness to learn. Limited seating. Snatch a seat. Make a plan. Notebooks, essential.  Courtney Maum is an author and publishing expert who speaks truths about a tricky industry. The author of six books, she’s also the force behind the author guidebook and bestselling Substack, Before and After the Book Deal.

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