Write & Publish Your Memoir

Unit 1

Writing Your Story with Joyce Maynard

Writing Your Story

Unit 2

The Heart and Craft of Writing with Michelle Tea

The Heart and Craft of Writing

Unit 3

Proofreading Your Own Work with Heather Saunders

Proofreading Your Own Work

Unit 4

How to Write a Killer Book Proposal with Sally McGraw

How to Write a Killer Book Proposal

Unit 5

How to Land a Literary Agent with Jennie Nash

How to Land a Literary Agent

Unit 6

Ways of Being Published with Michelle Tea

All the Ways to Published

Unit 7

Build A Great Writer-Editor Relationship with Heather Saunders

Build A Great Writer-Editor Relationship

Unit 8

Self-Publishing for the Entrepreneur with Jennie Nash

Self-Publishing for the Entrepreneur

Unit 9

Wired for Story: How to Become a Story Genius with Lisa Cron

Wired for Story
  • 19 hours and 29 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
If your dream is to write a book and get it published, then this 9-course bundle is for you. Our exceptional group of authors, editors and book coaches will take you through every step of the process, from telling your story to proofing your work to landing an agent to securing a publisher.

Course Instructors

Joyce Maynard

Joyce Maynard

Joyce Maynard first came to national attention with the publication of her New York Times cover story, “An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life”, in 1972, when she was a freshman at Yale.
Michelle Tea

Michelle Tea

Michelle Tea is the author of over ten works of fiction, memoir, hybrid genre, spirituality, personal essay and poetry. She has edited anthologies on working class experience, personal narrative, queer fiction and fashion. Her writing has appeared in Harpers, Cosmopolitan, The Believer, Marie Claire, n+1, xoJane.com and many other print and web publications.
Heather Saunders

Heather Saunders

Heather E. Saunders, owner of Just the Write Type Editing, is a proofreader and STM editor. In her 15 years of experience, she’s edited everything from newsroom copy and fiction novels to technical aeronautics journals and cutting-edge medical training material.
Sally McGraw

Sally McGraw

Sally McGraw is a  savvy and versatile freelance writer, ghostwriter, editor, and copywriter with more than 15 years of professional experience. Her style and body image blog has reached millions of readers across the globe.
Jennie Nash

Jennie Nash

Jennie Nash is the founder of Author Accelerator, a strategic book coaching service that offers the sustained editorial support writers need to complete their projects and make a powerful impact on their target audience.
Lisa Cron

Lisa Cron

Lisa Cron is a story coach and the author of Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence and Story Genius: How To Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages that Go Nowhere), both published by Ten Speed Press.
  • paincenter S. Apr 9, 2025

    too good

  • Eileen S. Nov 11, 2024

    Too good. Lisa nails it.

  • Charlotte R. Aug 29, 2024

    I am so glad I took this course! I have been writing novels as a hobby for decades and never felt able to take it to a new level. Everything she talked about made so much sense and has given me a whole new perspective! I am finally unstuck on a particular project and am excited to start writing the story now! THANK YOU Lisa!

  • Monica D. Aug 27, 2024

    I feel empowered to write now. Everything else I have read about writing intimidated me. I could NOT SEE the process they were teaching. But this made so much sense, very foundational! I could envision the process. I highly recommend this course and supplemental guide. I wish I could ask of the books I pick up to read, "Did the author take this course? because I don't want to waste my time reading this book unless they did!"

  • mariekfrench . May 10, 2024

    This has been the best writing class I have ever taken and I want to say Thank you, Lisa Cron! You helped me make sense of story and helped me find my way back to writing. I was almost ready to give up… because I could not understand how to tell a story. Thanks to you. I’m ready to try yet again! Xo Marie

  • Jennifer . Apr 22, 2024

    Lisa is so compelling! I am not a writer and did not intend to study writing but I can not seem to stop listening to her class... highly recommend this course for anyone interested in story-telling.

  • Suresh V. Apr 9, 2024

    Lisa is the Genius here. She has helped me so much with how to tell a story. I highly recommend this class.

  • Roberta W. Dec 17, 2023

    Wonderful informative class. I look forward to reading her books!

  • Sandie B. Dec 15, 2023

    Super helpful! Jennie framed things in a way that other classes I've taken on this subject didn't, and I really appreciated the new perspective.

  • Jennifer D. Nov 26, 2023

    I have been writing - and listening to writing teachers - for years and Lisa Cron is the first person who has laid out the structure of story so that story writing now seems possible!! Bravo!!

  • Kristl F. Sep 25, 2023

    Loved it. Great teacher!

  • Karima B. Oct 18, 2022

    It was very beneficial and I learned a lot from it.

  • Susanne B. Aug 4, 2022

    Very inspiring and insightful. I love her lecture style and completed the course in one sitting. Now i'm going to go and read every single one of her books.

  • Brooke M. Apr 4, 2022

    I LOVED this class! I had what I thought was a pretty strong idea developed for a novel I'm writing, but this course had me really thinking through the purpose of story and diving deep into the point I wanted to be making with my story. It was fun to follow along with the exercises and I was able to take my original idea and deepen it into something meaningful and dimensional. I would HIGHLY recommmend! I will probably retake the course when I am writing other novels!

  • Dusti A. Dec 28, 2021

    I learned more about writing from this course than I did over the past decade. Stunning, informative, imminently useful.

  • Alexandra A. Dec 16, 2021

    Hands down the best class about how to tell a good story that I've ever encountered. My story-telling life has been immeasurably changed for the better because of what Lisa Cron teaches. Highly, highly recommended.

  • R. Oct 20, 2021

    This inspirational course was just the nudge I needed to go headlong into the story that I have been waiting to write. Thank you Joyce

  • Kaecey M. Sep 10, 2021

    What a great class! So much packed into the lessons. Some of her insights and advice have changed my mindset toward my writing, and I’m re-energized and excited to begin. While the class is definitely geared for memoir writers or personal essayists, I think there’s value for writers of other genres as well. I’ll be looking for more by Joyce Maynard in the future!

  • Kelly J. Jun 3, 2021

    I've been working on a memoir for a while now, and this course reinvigorated my passion for this project. Her advice is practical and effective. I truly appreciate her authenticity and vulnerability. I highly recommend this course for writers of every level, from amateur to professional.

  • Sherry P. Jun 2, 2021

    This is probably the best course I've taken on writing ever, and I've taken a lot of them (Including an M.A.!). It is clear, concise, the examples are perfect, as are the exercises, in helping me get clear on my story, my characters, and how to write it. This course confirmed a lot of what I had thinking and questioning about writing and plotting and structure and showed me how to write the story in a way that actually makes sense. Thank you so much!

  • Michael N. Jun 1, 2021

    INCREDIBLE!!! While I'm "only" a YouTuber Travel Vlogger that believes in the importance of story, Lisa's class content, presentation, lucid examples and comprehensive bonus material (COMPLETE 63 page outline), this is undoubtedly the best story STRUCTURE class I've ever read or viewed! You could pay 10x and still not get this value!!!

  • Kevin J. May 12, 2021

    Fantastic course. Jennie is a delight to learn from and the course is jammed packed with insightful information and helpful templates!

  • Joyce C. May 10, 2021

    This is a good class !

  • Jennifer R. Mar 27, 2021

    Fabulous class! I learned so much that I can use right away.

  • T. Jan 25, 2021

    A lot of useful infos, beginner friendly. Easy to listen, good structure of the presentation. Really good start if you want to learn to write!

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