Larchmont Library to Host Workshop on How to Write a Book

According to a recent New York Times survey, 81% of people indicated that they would love to write a book. Unfortunately most people never do so - some of them don't know where to begin, while others find it a foreboding task. Join veteran author and ghostwriter Rich Mintzer, and learn how to get over the hurdles and actually complete a manuscript that can then be published. Writing a book is not easy, but it is also not the daunting task that intimidates so many would-be authors.

Join Rich Mintzer on Thursday, October 12 at 7pm, at the Larchmont Public Library.

Rich Mintzer has been an author and ghostwriter for over 30 years and has written, ghostwritten, co-written or rewritten (for other writers/) more than 90 books. New American Library, Entrepreneur Press, Crown, St. Martin’s Press, Adams Media and various other publishing houses have published his work.

Mintzer’s workshop will include discussion on finding a topic near and dear to your heart, carving out time and space in which to write, how to research your topic, how to decide between first, second or third person, and creating a chapter outline. Mintzer will also discuss the chapter-by-chapter writing approach, the joy of rewriting, editing and the agony of proofreading, how to protect your work, traditional publishing and proposals, whether or not there are any advantages to self-publishing, marketing your work, and more.

Clients for Rich Mintzer’s ghostwritten books include; a major Broadway producer (4 books), a former Olympic athlete, an F. Scott Fitzgerald/Great Gatsby historian, a professional golfer and instructor, CEOs of several major companies, financial planners, and even a former mobster.

What better place to discuss writing a book than a library?