Love Your Writing Process

Fall in love with how you draft

Free • Feb 2027 • Date / time / location TBD!

There’s no one right way to write a novel. Though sometimes, it’s easy to feel like you’re doing everything wrong. (Spoiler Alert: You aren’t.)

Some authors plan and outline to the nth degree. Others let their imagination run wild, with little idea of where the story is going until it drags them there. Others walk the middle of the two, outlining with room to grow.

What matters most is that the process you follow works for YOU.

If you’re feeling like your process could use some shine, or you’d love to know what other approaches are out there, join us. Host Eric Boyd’s workshop can help you define what you’re doing, what you wish you were doing better, and more.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS WORKSHOP:

  • Different types of process: Save the Cat, Fast Drafting, Excel Scene Drafting, Plotter/Pantser, etc.;

  • Why a process mindset matters

  • Signs you may have outgrown your current process

  • Approaching revisions and editing

THIS WORKSHOP IS IDEAL FOR AUTHORS OF FICTION, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION, AND LONGER WORKS:

  • Looking to define their writing process

  • Of all skill levels and genres

  • Who struggle with multiple unfinished drafts

  • Who have a process, but wish it was faster

  • Who know very little about writing process options

WHAT TO EXPECT:

  • Check in at (TBD), we get started around (TBD)

  • Coffee and light snacks provided - or bring your fave

  • A group discussion, not a lecture - questions welcomed

  • Resources you can take home with you

  • A welcoming environment

EVENT LOCATION:

  • TBD

Meet Your Host: Eric Boyd

Arizona author Eric Boyd loves to geek out over writing craft, story ideas, and the last book he read. A lawyer and dad to two teenagers, Eric writes middle grade horror but recently he’s been inspired to write an adult horror novel. Eric has led events and workshops for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Shut Up & Write, and The Ubergroup (focused on removing financial barriers to arts education). Eric uses his wealth of experience with writing craft to gear his workshops so they are approachable, provide actionable tips writers can use immediately, and support authors at all stages of their journey.

A key member of PHX Oasis Press since 2024, Eric created and hosts PHX Oasis Press’s wildly popular “Writers Read Craft Book Club.” Through the book club, authors read fiction and talk craft all with the end goal of helping them become stronger writers.