Personal essays are a popular genre, and sometimes essayists consider the possibility of turning their work into a collection. The thought of taking essays and forming a book can feel daunting and perhaps intimidating. What order? What structure? Often times the biggest challenge is figuring out which essays fit in the book. In this session, participants will learn tools and ideas to help writers find ways to begin to think about how a group of essays might become a book. Using these ideas and tools, writers will learn something more about their writing and the larger story of their work.
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