Author-preneurship: Craft Book Club for Authors September

This in-person book club + writer's craft talk series is ideal for authors of all skill levels who want to read a work of fiction.
About this Event

This in-person book club + writer's craft talk series is ideal for authors of all skill levels who want to read a work of fiction and then discuss it in terms of writing craft elements -- all in a comfortable group setting guided by author Eric Boyd!

Saturday, September 26, 2026
10 AM – 12 PM
ASU E+I The Studios @ Mesa City Center (59 E 1st Street, Mesa, AZ 85201)

September Book: Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers

Craft Discussion Topics: Character Arcs

Synopsis: Becky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning fiction series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. Becky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

Plan to Bring:

• Your copy of the book.
• A notebook and something to write with.
• Your enthusiasm to learn new things!

Craft Discussion Topics: Voice, unlikeable characters, world building, motivation reaction units (MRUs), and more.

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Coffee and light snacks. Free parking on city streets surrounding the venue.
See you there!