Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Bad Books

Idea to Finished Book, One Hour at a Time: Six sessions that walk you from the spark of an idea all the way to a finished, publish-ready manuscript.

Come to one or come to all of them. Each session stands on its own, so you can jump in any time.

Thursday, July 2, 11:30am PDT
Why This Book, Why You: Find your idea, your reader, and the promise your book makes.

Friday, August 7, 11:30am PDT
Beating the Blank Page: Outlines and structure that turn overwhelm into a clear plan.

Friday, Sept 4, 11:30am PDT
Just Get the Draft Done: Habits, word counts, and permission to write badly on purpose.

Friday, Oct 2, 11:30am PDT
Edit: Revision, self-editing, and working with beta readers.

Friday, Nov 6, 11:30am PDT
Into the World: Publishing paths, proposals, and what really happens next.

About your host, Mattie Murrey, founder of My Own Ghostwriter:

• Started as a technical writer, then spent 25+ years as a medical Speech-Language Pathologist in ICUs across the US, England, and Japan.
• Featured by Emmy-nominated journalist Stephanie Foo on “Home. Made.”
• Writing contributed to Susie Singer Carter’s Oscar-qualified documentary “No Country for Old People.”
• Jack Canfield wrote the foreword for two of her books.
• Named a Top 100 Powerful Women Keynote Speaker.
• Barbara Corcoran texted her: “You’re on a roll!”
• Creator of the SOSI Matrix™, Stand Out or Stay Invisible™, E+F=B™, and Author + AI™ — A framework for writing books using artificial intelligence ethically as a writing tool and creative collaborator.
• Certified Dare to Declare Vision Board Leader.
• Creative writer and author of The Long Bloom; Substack: Aging Disgracefully.
• Guinness World Record holder on her motorcycle, Zeus.
• Former murder suspect. (Long story.)
• The kind of person who has owned sled dogs, ridden horses way too fast, and still thinks a motorcycle named Zeus is a reasonable commute.

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