CNF 99 — Idea to Book Deal: Develop the Nonfiction Book That Only You Can Write
Quarter: Fall
Instructor(s): Tiffany Hawk
Date(s): Nov 7—Nov 8
Class Recording Available: No
Class Meeting Day: Saturday and Sunday
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 9:30 am—3:30 pm (PT)
Tuition: $400
Refund Deadline: Oct 31
Unit(s): 1
Enrollment Limit: 25
Status: Registration opens Aug 17, 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Fall
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Duration: 2 days
Time: 9:30 am—3:30 pm (PT)
Date(s): Nov 7—Nov 8
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $400
Refund Deadline: Oct 31
Instructor(s): Tiffany Hawk
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Enrollment Limit: 25
Recording Available: No
Status: Registration opens Aug 17, 8:30 am (PT)
Nothing establishes authority like a nonfiction book, whether it’s self-help, how-to, science, business, memoir, or whatever else showcases your expertise. While it has never been easier to publish, standing out is challenging. No matter how you bring your book to market (we will discuss the pros and cons of self-, hybrid, and traditional publishing), you need an exceptional book to gain traction.
This course is designed to help you push past procrastination, perfectionism, and self-doubt. Over one immersive weekend, we will turn your rough idea into a roadmap for the book only you can write. Through lectures, exercises, and workshop feedback, you’ll hone your idea into a unique and marketable hook, sketch your structure, and consider ways to build your platform. Past students—including therapists, bloggers, speakers, academics, and entrepreneurs—have landed agents and book deals. You’ll leave with a stronger sense of the book you’re writing, how to finish it, and how to bring it into the world.
This course is designed to help you push past procrastination, perfectionism, and self-doubt. Over one immersive weekend, we will turn your rough idea into a roadmap for the book only you can write. Through lectures, exercises, and workshop feedback, you’ll hone your idea into a unique and marketable hook, sketch your structure, and consider ways to build your platform. Past students—including therapists, bloggers, speakers, academics, and entrepreneurs—have landed agents and book deals. You’ll leave with a stronger sense of the book you’re writing, how to finish it, and how to bring it into the world.
TIFFANY HAWK
Author and Publishing Consultant
Tiffany Hawk is the author of Love Me Anyway. Her stories have appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and GQ. She has taught at Rutgers and Arizona State and specializes in nonfiction book proposals. Her students have received awards, landed top literary agents, secured six-figure advances with prominent New York houses, and been featured in major publications. She received an MFA from UC Riverside. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.