The best novels in any genre are inescapably immersive, redolent with sensory detail that transports you across time and space. How do writers achieve this full immersion effect in fiction? Does setting inspire story, or do you begin with a story in search of a setting? M.L. Rio has written about boarding schools and graveyards…

Write On is pleased to partner with Gathering Ground and Fair Isle Books, both located on Washington Island on a new quarterly book club. The club will be hybrid with options for participating in person or virtually. Book selections will alternate between fiction and nonfiction. In-Person: meet at Aznoe Farm, 1249 Aznoe Road, Washington Island.…

Join us to celebrate the publication of Jamie Kay Palmer’s historical novel, Into the Storm. About the book: Set against the backdrop of World War II-era Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Into the Storm recounts the life, struggles, and successes of the prominent shipbuilding family of Leathem D. Smith. Once the most-talked about tragedy on the waters…

Join us for coffee, light refreshments, and a conversation with author Martha Egan, who will read from and discuss her forthcoming novel The Little Devils of Door County. Martha Egan grew up in a large family in De Pere and Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. Her four novels have won regional and national prizes. Egan’s most recent…

Everyone has a story to tell — but how do you tell your story in a compelling way? In this class, we will explore the fundamentals of personal narrative and memoir writing. We will look at how craft elements, like scene and dialogue, can make a personal story come to life, and we will discuss…

Discover writing fiction that explores history, which might mean traditional historical fiction but might also include alternate histories or a story set in a place of historical importance. We’ll consider the ways that history can inspire and inform our fiction. Old photographs, letters, and other ephemera along with writing prompts will give participants several nuggets…

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery Series with award-winning author Patricia Skalka. In this special program, Patricia will discuss the ideas that inspired each book and read excerpts that trace Cubiak’s journey as he navigates the rocky road of grief and moves forward in life. USA Today call…

Join Julie Ann Laser for a discussion of her new book, Understanding and Effectively Utilizing Experiential Therapy: A Mindfulness and Trauma Sensitive Approach to Extending Talk Therapy. Julie Anne Laser, MSW, LCSW, PhD is a professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She teaches classes on Resilience, Experiential Therapy,…

Join us for a reading and conversation with the teaching artists leading this week’s fiction and nonfiction intensives: Kathleen Rooney and Rachel Jamison Webster. Kathleen Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary works in hybrid genres, and a founding member of Poems While You Wait, a team of…

Every story exists somewhere, and that somewhere, especially in memoir writing, plays a vital part in how we view ourselves and the people in our lives. The writing of a place needs to move beyond the descriptive qualities of setting, that place is about people, class, and history. Writing about place creates layers of narrative…