Now in its 10th season, Great Lakes/Great Books meets the first Thursday of the month September – May to discuss books that have the Great Lakes as setting or subject matter or that are related to water and/or the Great Lakes region. All are welcome, whether you have read the book or not! The selection…

Join us for a celebration of the release of local author Judy DuCharme’s tenth book, Who Will Rescue Us? A Love Story. Light refreshments will be served. About the book A timely novella ripped from today’s headlines, Who Will Rescue Us is the story of a young couple, Sofia and Hector, who work at a…

What a perfect book format to illustrate the benefits and ramifications of one’s decisions than a Choose Your Own Adventure book or, as Laura Paisley Beck coined, an Interchangeable Action Novel© (IAN). Weave your own book of multiple endings with Beck’s tips, tricks, and super-secret codes in this fun, interactive workshop. Bring your wild imagination,…

Write On is a promotional partner for SoCal Science Writing’s free online program. What if our most troubling environmental problems have easy solutions we can all adopt? Join SoCal Science Writing for a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Edward Humes about his latest book, Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal…

Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, discovering the full breadth of a character is an important process. Moreover, we can use plot to discover characters as writers and to characterize more deftly for readers. This workshop focuses on using cyclical plot events as a useful device which may create unique characterizations, create more inventive prose…

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth by joining this writing intensive dedicated to crafting one’s own spiritual memoir. Writing Your Spiritual Memoir is an unparalleled opportunity to delve deeply and unearth the profound experiences that shaped you and your spiritual beliefs, then weave them into a compelling written narrative. Our facilitators…

Write On’s Door County Published Authors Collective (DCPAC) presents the on-going series, Local Authors Discuss, in which writers address a specific genre or theme. Today’s program focuses on women writing fiction. Authors Jane Hensge, Ann Heyse, Patricia Neuman, and Patsy Buell Stierna will share work from their novels, discuss their genres, and take audience questions.…

Join Write On for a reading and conversation with former writer-in-residence Constance Malloy from her new hybrid novelette Born of Water. The author will have books available for sale and signing and a light reception will be offered. About the Book: Born of Water is a deep exploration of opposites: nature as both salvation and ruin,…

Celebrate the official release of Sally Collins’ debut novel, Muddled Cherries, a coming-of-agestory set primarily on the Door Peninsula, inspired by her many seasons working in the serviceindustry. The open house event will include a short reading, Q&A session, and book signing. Thereception will include wine and light refreshments. About the Book:“Collins writes with wit…

In this three-day intensive fiction course, intermediate to advanced fiction writers will be reintroduced to some of the fundamental elements of fiction, including point of view, character, setting, dialogue, voice and style, plot, structure, and a story’s architecture and form. These topics will be covered in craft talks, then applied via a series of exercises…