Writing Workshop with Robrt Pela: "You Ought to Write a Book!"

Name: Writing Workshop with Robrt Pela: "You Ought to Write a Book!"
Start: 2026-01-10T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-01-10T11:30:00-07:00
Location: Changing Hands Bookstore

Schedule

Sat Jan 10 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Changing Hands Bookstore | Phoenix, AZ

Journalist and book editor Robrt Pela leads an eight-week writing workshop for first-time authors.
About this Event

Journalist and book editor Robrt Pela leads an eight-week writing workshop for first-time authors.

You Ought to Write a Book is an eight-week class aimed at the first-time author who has a story to tell but doesn't know where to begin. We’ll explore basic techniques to get you started writing, and to keep writing. You’ll discuss what's behind your desire to write, refine your story idea, and learn about the importance of creating a writing practice; learn the difference between traditional publishing and self-publishing and the advantages of each, as well as writing tricks like how to bust through "writer's block.” Participants will also learn how to write a book proposal and shop for a literary agent. No previous writing experience is necessary, and the workshop is relevant to both fiction and nonfiction work. How-to handouts each week are practical tools that can be used as “cheat sheets” when you’re writing. If you’re looking for something to get you moving on your book project, this workshop is for you.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Cost: $250 per person, for eight (8) sessions.
Register below.
Please have paper and pen or an electronic device to write on.
Refunds will not be issued within one day of the event.

EIGHT WORKSHOPS

10-11:30am Saturday, January 10, 17, 24, and 31
10-11:30am Saturdays, February 7, 14, and 28

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Robrt Pela is a career journalist who’s written for magazines and newspapers both local and national. Pela spent 30 years as a columnist at Phoenix New Times; was an editor at Phoenix Home and Garden; and is writing now for Phoenix Magazine. He has been a staff writer at national magazines including The Advocate, Psychology Today, and Men’s Health, and for nearly three decades has been a correspondent at the National Public Radio affiliate KJZZ. His published books include Filthy: The Weird World of John Waters. He works as a full-time books editor based in Phoenix, Arizona.