OCTOBER 2022
Welcome to book inc, Project Write Now's community dedicated to novel and memoir writers. Each month, we provide program updates as well as insights and advice on writing, revising, and publishing a book.
JOIN OUR 2023 BOOK INC PROGRAMS
We are currently accepting applications for our 2023 programs: the Memoir and Novel Incubators and the Book Revision Lab. Please email us at bookinc@projectwritenow.org and we will send you an application.
My youngest son’s baby teeth stayed in his gums for several years after they were expected to fall out. They didn’t even wiggle with nudging. His adult teeth hovered in his jaw above his primary teeth on the x-ray. Baby or primary teeth hold space for permanent teeth; however, at some point, they need to fall out. Our dentist suggested we remove several teeth to make room for his adult teeth to come in. Read more.
Some people have an internal drive that seems to fuel them toward their goals at incredible speed. I am not one of those people. My motivation for revising my current novel manuscript has come in waves and often times I need to help create these waves. Two things that have helped boost my motivation to revise are 1) setting monthly goals and 2) staying inspired with podcasts, craft books, and lots of novels. Read more.
After four years of working on my memoir, I (with the help of the Memoir Incubator!) finally finished my first draft. During that time, I learned what strategies make writing a memoir easier and what can make the process a lot harder. Like, unnecessarily harder. In the hopes of helping out my fellow writers, I’m sharing the top five mistakes I made that slowed down the process of writing my memoir. Read more.

Where do your best ideas for writing your book come from? You think real hard, and sweat pours down your face, and they just appear? I’ve found my best ideas come when I’m not working on my book at all. When I’m walking or running or swimming or waiting in line at the grocery store to buy more cilantro and avocados (we like guacamole in our house). The key, I’ve learned, is to stay in the book. Read more.

BOOK REVISION LAB
Our writers have mapped out their revision plans and are checking in with their progress.

As a group, we’ve looked at how reverse outlining can be used not only throughout an entire work but also to strengthen individual scenes.

We also had fun taking a deep dive into great beginnings. Each writer shared a first chapter from a mentor text, and we examined what the author did in these early pages to make the reader feel like they were in good hands. 
MEMOIR AND NOVEL INCUBATOR
Most of our Incubator writers have completed their first drafts. (Congratulations, writers!)

They have also received feedback from their first round of trusted readers, building energy to keep going.

Next up, the writers are revising their manuscripts based on that feedback before sending their books out again for another reading round. The excitement is building as the process is feeling more and more “real” as their works progress toward completion.   
Are you interested in writing a book, but not quite ready to embark on a long-term project? PWN's Writers Institute offers several classes and workshops to help you along. 



  • Explore your poetic muse in Poetry & The Muse, Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET, starting November 10.

  • Discover the story you were meant to tell in Memoir, Sundays at 9 a.m. ET, starting November 13.