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You Should Write a Book. Okay, I’ll Help. What I wish I knew before I published two novels:

  • Friday, November 13, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • On Zoom

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  • Standard or Student members who register on or before the date of the preceding month’s Insider Workshop will receive an early registration discount of $25 off the regular $80 fee. You must be logged in to select this option.
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  • Non-Members pay $155 for each Insider Workshop. Please note that if you choose to join the Guild before registering for this event you will pay a $75 Membership fee, and then the Member rate of $80 for the event—the same $155 total, but you’ll then gain all the benefits of membership in the Guild (including the Membership rate of $80 at any future Workshop).
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Announcing our next Online Lab

You Should Write a Book. Okay, I’ll Help. What I wish I knew before I published two novels:



About Byron Lane

Byron Lane is the author of the novels Big Gay Wedding and A Star Is Bored. The New York Times Book Review has called his writing "wildly funny and irreverent." He is a former assistant to actress and writer Carrie Fisher, a two-time Emmy Award winner for his work as a television news journalist, and the playwright behind the acclaimed show Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad On Craigslist. He's from New Orleans and lives in Palm Springs with his husband, The New York Times bestselling author Steven Rowley and their rescue dogs, Belle, Shirley, and Raindrop.

 

BYRON LANE

Description of talk:

Memoir or novel? (how to decide)

How to start (your logline is your beacon)

How to write an outline (or whatever framing is right for you)

How to make sentences jump off the page (it’s competitive out there)

How to f-ing finish it (and have the confidence to start writing query letters)

“Byron Lane’s [writing] workshop was smart, funny, and inspiring. He is an engaging presenter, and despite having taken ALL of the workshops and having read ALL of the craft books, this workshop laid out a roadmap in a way I hadn’t seen before, and that felt exciting and accessible: I left feeling like ‘I can DO that!’ I came away inspired, informed, and with some solid book recommendations, to boot. Don’t miss this opportunity!”

—STEPHANIE PASHA

Takeaways:

  • Find out where to start when writing your life story.
  • How to elevate your writing style from basic to brilliant.
  • Discover the "north star" of your story so you don't run astray.
  • Turn your writing weaknesses into strengths.
  • Harness your imagination into your secret weapon. 
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To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.

Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay.

You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.

Meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. 

Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.

Event Contact: Ariella Moon

authorariellamoon@gmail.com