Book tour, SF Chronicle feature & 4 days til pub day!

Just a little plug for what's going on this week :)

Hi folks! Just a quick post to share some exciting book tour stuff and new spring classes! My book comes out this WEEK so it’s a very exciting time. Final 4 days til pub day. Pre-order here, and read some new reviews.

Also, The San Francisco Chronicle did a feature on me and Banana Pitch! Here’s the link (or you can snag the Sunday paper today, if you’re in the Bay Area).

Last call for BOOK TOUR

If you can’t make any of these, the SF event on March 8 will be live streamed. Just click the RSVP link for that event to watch!

March 4, PORTLAND — Co-launch party with Portland author Bristol Vaudrin at The Old Portland.

• 1433 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR

• Doors at 6, Event at 7 (short reading, Q&A, special band performance, then free pizza and no-host bar. Come hang!)

• Event details/RSVP HERE

March 6 — SAN FRANCISCO — Green Apple Books

• Books on the Park on 9th Avenue
  1231 9th Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94122

  • Event starts at 7 pm

• A short reading, interview & Q&A

• This is my birthday and it’d be the best present ever if you could come! Bring friends, colleagues, writers. Let’s pack that beautiful bookstore!

• Event details/RSVP HERE

March 8 — OAKLAND — Clio's — in conversation with musician Madeline Kenney

• Event starts at 4 pm

• RSVP HERE

All events are free, and will include short readings, interviews, Q&As and hanging out after. All events are a no host bar situation and are excellent spaces to support. No purchase necessary, laughing encouraged.

Spring Classes & manuscript consults

Spring classes are here! I’m also offering a discounted manuscript consulting rate. After years I’ve finally raised my rates, but for subscribers + friends of students a full manuscript read with comments + a 1-hour meeting is $1400. (after March, this rate goes to $1850)

• For those interested in a full edit: $2,500

• More info here

Please consider sharing with anyone you know who might be interested!

Spring Classes:

• Fiction Technique in Memoir Workshop (online; new books!)

• Writing the Novella (online)

• Get Writing: Unblocking Writer’s Block (in person, Portland)

And, March 14th we’ll be doing our Creative Chat at 3-4 pm PST. Free for all paid subscribers. Which is only 5 bucks per month. A steal?? I’ll be heading straight from there to a live radio interview, for those interested in hearing the behind the scenes…

Thanks all, and another craft essay coming your way next week. Thanks for being here!

:)

Michelle