Date: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: Live online workshop via Zoom (with Q&A)
Ready to Get Organized and Start Strong This Fall?
Just like students heading back to school with fresh supplies and new goals, it’s time to organize your writing process and master the fundamentals that will set you up for success all year long.
Great nonfiction picture books must go beyond “just the facts.” The secret lies in understanding the three foundational elements every successful nonfiction picture book must have:
For Character-Driven Stories: A compelling problem that drives your narrative from beginning to end
For Topic-Based Books: A surprising premise that transforms how young readers see the world
For Both Books: A compelling takeaway that leaves the reader with a new point of view or idea
Your New Writing “Binder”
Remember the satisfaction of a perfectly organized binder with color-coded dividers? Workshop attendees receive my comprehensive Scrivener template—your digital writing binder with everything perfectly organized:
- 12 planning documents (like having organized sections for every part of your process from story sparks to scene planning and takeaways from my Crafting Your Nonfiction Picture Book course
- 24 revision exercises from Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book
- Scene cards and manuscript templates
- Research organization system (never lose a source again!)
- Helpful submissions resources
Don’t use Scrivener?
There’s something for you too — a fillable, Google doc version of all the exercise in Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book you can download and use for every new draft.
Workshop Curriculum:
- The Problem Formula: Goal + Obstacles = Compelling Story
- The Premise Formula: Reader Expectations + Surprising Truth = Page Turner
- Takeaway Mastery: From Facts to Meaning
- Live analysis of successful mentor texts
- Q&A
Back to School Special: $37 / $25 for Reimagine Insiders (with coupon code)
Register now: Click here
Questions? Email me through the contact form on this site
Start the school year organized and ready to succeed!
