• The Business of Bookselling: Managing Records, Taxes, and Publishing Costs

    Virtual Event

    Once your book is published, you are running a small business. This workshop explores the practical, financial, and administrative responsibilities involved in publishing and selling books, helping authors understand the often-overlooked aspects and hidden costs of the business. This session examines: hiring freelancers tool subscriptions obtaining ISBNs publishing/distribution royalties bookkeeping: sales and expense recording income […]

  • Read like a Writer

    Virtual Event

    This workshop explores how writers can become stronger storytellers by learning to read analytically. Rather than reading only for pleasure or content, participants will learn how to “read like a writer” by examining the techniques, structural choices, and stylistic decisions authors use to create engaging fiction. By approaching books analytically, writers can turn every novel, […]

  • The Business of Bookselling: Managing Records, Taxes, and Publishing Costs

    Virtual Event

    Once your book is published, you are running a small business. This workshop explores the practical, financial, and administrative responsibilities involved in publishing and selling books, helping authors understand the often-overlooked aspects and hidden costs of the business. This session examines: hiring freelancers tool subscriptions obtaining ISBNs publishing/distribution royalties bookkeeping: sales and expense recording income […]

  • Begin With the End in Mind: A Backward Design Approach to Storytelling

    Taylor’s Funeral Home 524 Davis Drive, Newmarket, ON, Canada

    This workshop explores how to build a strong story by starting with the ending and working backward. Participants will learn how themes, character arcs, and conflict work together to shape compelling fiction with clear direction and a satisfying climax. This session examines how to identify thematic statements, define character goals and motivations, and create supporting […]