classes.

  • “Greg’s approach to teaching and mentorship is representative of who he is as a whole: thoughtful, compassionate, insightful, honest, and humorous. I’ve benefited from one-on-one sessions with him and have also taken part in a seminar that he led. In each setting, Greg excelled at providing his students with the individualized counsel that an aspiring writer can only hope for. He provides equal parts praise, guidance, and compassionate critique in a way that encourages his students to harness and unleash their own creative prowess."

    Clay Klaus-Wade

  • "Greg is a fantastic teacher. He is encouraging, specific in his teachings and an effective communicator. He clearly loves to teach and to share his knowledge. He always involves the student and simultaneously emboldens the student to craft their own style. He creates a safe space for each student to ask questions, to test their own theories and assumptions."

    Buffy Shutt

  • "Greg makes his students feel excited, able, and welcome in the ever-overwhelming world of creative writing and his desire to pull back the curtain to make the writing, querying, and publishing process less daunting. His instruction was informed and warm; a combination that's hard to come across, especially in a virtual environment. Because of his mentorship and the useful exercises we completed over the course of the seminar, I was able to successfully query an agent who was interested in reviewing my full manuscript. Were it not for his guidance and transparency, I'm confident I'd still be wondering how to even begin."

    Kelsey Rhodes

Spring Book Proposal Generator

Now Offering Weekday AND Weekend Writing Groups!

Tuesdays, April 1-May 20, 7:00-9:00pm ET

OR

Saturdays, April 12-May 30, 12:00-2:00pm ET

So, you have an idea for a book. Maybe you even already wrote it! Either way, you are ready for the next step. Does the thought of writing a book proposal for your nonfiction project make you want to light no fewer than 14 lavender-scented candles and lie in the dark for three days straight? You’re not alone! But after having written three book proposals, I promise you it’s not as daunting as it seems.

In order to demystify this seemingly overwhelming task, I’m thrilled to offer the Book Proposal Generator. Beginning with an overview of the anatomy of the book proposal by looking at several different examples, this generator will be broken up into eight weekly sessions. Each week, we will be discussing and going over one element of the book proposal in detail. At the end of each session, students will be assigned to complete a draft of the section discussed, which is to be handed in the following Friday, no later than 8 pm. Students will receive peer and instructor feedback in class the following day, after which the next section of the book proposal will discussed and assigned to complete for the following week. By the final session, each student will have a complete book proposal, and will be ready to take the next step on the path to publication.

Workshop Highlights:

  • Students will receive several different examples of proposals that have successfully sold to use as reference when working on their own.

  • Students will receive extensive individual feedback on their own proposals from course instructor that will be emailed to them each week.

  • Each student will leave this course with a complete book proposal, ready to take the next step on the path to publication.

Weekday writers can learn more and sign up here.

Weekend writers can learn more and sign up here.

Manuscript Consultations & Private Mentorships

My teaching philosophy is pretty simple: If you care about your story, someone else will, too. My job—and joy—is to help my students hone their craft by looking inward. Because only by looking inward can you learn to write about the way you move through the world. I'm not here to teach as much as I am to hold up a mirror and help you mine your reflection for the things you might not have noticed before or hadn't thought to consider in one way or another—all of the things that make up the fabric of your being, the things that should be radically honored both on and off the page.

This consultation will begin with an initial hour-long meeting and conversation about your work-in-progress. I want to hear about why you started writing your project, and where you imagine it going. I want to know why your project matters to you. We will also discuss any concerns or challenges you face, as well as what you want to achieve by the time you finish your final draft.

Following our conversation, I will then give line-by-line edits, along with detailed editorial notes on your work-in-progress. This can include a nonfiction manuscript, book proposal, book chapters, query letter, essay(s), article(s), work samples, or any other form of nonfiction prose. 

Click here to learn more and sign up.