book inc’s tips on process and craft for memoir and novel writers.
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Ask Tina: To MFA or Not MFA?
Dear Tina,
I have been contemplating enrolling in an MFA program but have heard such mixed reviews. I want to further my writing career, but I worry about the time and expense. Are MFA programs really worth it?
Signed,
Tentative
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From the Trail to the Workshop: Giving Feedback That Helps
In The Wilderness
My chest heaved, and my calves burned as I trudged up a rocky slope in the Wind River Mountain Range, the wind cool against my skin. I was the “designated leader,” or DL, on a day of hiking during my first semester at...
Don’t Hide Behind the Cake (BREVITY BLOG)
“Don’t Hide Behind the Cake: Bake Your Memoir With Real Ingredients”
by Elizabeth Jannuzzi
Published in the Brevity Blog on April 16
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“As she spoke, I nodded along. She was smart. She had long-term sobriety. Her talk fel...
Meet the Next Book Revision Lab Peer Artist Leaders
book inc is thrilled to welcome Olivia Kenney and Kaecey McCormick as the Peer Artist Leaders (PALs) for the July 2026 Book Revision Lab, our program for creative writers ready to roll up their sleeves and revise their completed memoirs or...
Ask Tina: What Are the Rules of Memoir Writing?
Dear Ask Tina,
Help! I need some firm rules for writing my memoir. I like structure in all facets of my life, and lately, the lack of rules seems to be keeping me stuck in a rut. I try to stick to a format, but I seem to go on long tangent...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
book inc is a writing collective dedicated to helping each other draft, revise, and publish memoirs and novels.
Kaecey McCormick is a writer and visual artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Elizabeth Jannuzzi's debut book, SOBER MOM: A MEMOIR, will be published by She Writes Press in July 2026. Elizabeth is working on Memoir #2, as well as essays about loss, motherhood, and her recovery from alcoholism.
I'm Olivia, a writer with a goal to write three novels in 2026. Follow along for weekly updates on my progress. I’ll also share reflections on the process and what’s working when it comes to writing a novel quickly.
I am a family medicine physician and writer. By curating health information and sharing the stories of black women, I hope to close the gap in positive health outcomes—in other words, make black women weatherproof.
Brief Bio: Reader, Flash Writer, Beach Walker, Cat Lover, Educator. Substack: A Lizard's Tale Website: https://www.ldebeerwriter.com
Jennifer Gallo Gaites is a writing instructor at Project Write Now and a Peer Artist Leader at book inc. She is working on a novel and writes essays about identity and motherhood.
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Scientist and author with a childlike sense of wonder and dark sense of humor, writing about the things that cross my mind. Author of the speculative thriller LIMINAL, represented by Donovan Levine at Neighborhood Literary.
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