Fall 2026: Yes, you CAN write a novel!

Class Instructor: Mandy Keskes

Class Date: Tuesdays: Oct. 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24

Class Time: 7-8:30 P.M. ET

Class Size: 8-10 students

Age Group: 16+

Location: Online via Zoom; link to be provided the week before the class.

It’s time to finally write that novel that’s been trapped in your head or collecting dust in your computer files. In this interactive course, the instructor will guide writers through the 14 steps of the Novel Blueprint, a framework designed to set up novelists for success, whether they’re in the planning stages of the novel or stuck in the murky middle. Writers will be assigned homework every week and receive live coaching on their work in a friendly, collaborative environment. After completing their blueprints, participants will have the tools, mindset, and accountability they need to write forward with clarity and confidence. All participants will receive an electronic copy of Blueprint for a Novel as a companion to the coursework.

For adults 21+, this is a paid course. All proceeds are donated back to keeping our youth classes entirely free, always, for any young writer in Northern Michigan. Dedicated writers ages 16-21 are eligible for a scholarship to take this course at no cost.