THE BOOK INCUBATOR™
How I'm Writing My Novel Right Now:
3 New Tools That Are Better Than an Outline
Thursday, July 9th @ 10:30am CT // 11:30am ET
In this free, live workshop online, (join from anywhere!), 3x HarperCollins novelist and founder of The Book Incubator™ Mary Adkins will break down the three most recent tools she’s developed for writing and revising a novel. This is BRAND NEW CONTENT that Mary has never taught live!
Screen-sharing the actual documents she's currently using for her own novel-in-progress, Mary will give you:
• Her “real-time, better-than-an-outline grid” for shaping her story while writing (not before) (and you'll get a template to use for your own work)
• Her how-are-other-authors-doing-it? spreadsheet for when you get stuck on an existential craft question (if you’ve ever wondered, “How on earth do I describe fear without talking about someone's stomach?", you'll appreciate this one)
• Her kitchen sink document for keeping track of things like character birthdays, scene ideas, and chains of events
If you’ve found Mary’s Four Notebooks Method or 52 Prompts helpful, you won’t want to miss this workshop (and again, it’s free!).
WHAT: 60-min FREE, live online workshop with ALL NEW MATERIAL
WHEN: July 9th, 10:30am CT // 11:30am ET
WHERE: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
FOR WHOM: Novelists, aspiring novelists, and novel-curious voyeurs
Yes, there will be a recording in case you can’t make it live, but you’ll need to register to get it.
About Mary Adkins
Mary Adkins is the author of the novels When You Read This (an Indie Next Pick and “Best Book of 2019” by Good Housekeeping), Privilege (a Today.com “Best Summer Read”), and Palm Beach (a New York Post “Best Book of 2021” and described by the Associated Press as “like a sandy beach, equal parts beautiful and uncomfortable”). Her memoir, You Might Feel a Little Pressure, was published in March 2025 by Third Rail Press, an independent press she co-founded that won the Independent Book Publishing Association's Silver Medal for Best First Book in 2025.
The Book Incubator™ is a 2025 Inc5000™ company that has helped hundreds of writers finish their dream books—94% complete their drafts within a year. The Book Incubator offers live, intimate instruction by Mary and Pen/Faulkner and Kirkus Prize finalist Rufi Thorpe whose novel Margo’s Got Money Troubles is now a hit mini-series on AppleTV. Our “Big 5” editorial team includes the former acquisitions editor for Penguin Random House Andrea Robinson and 2025 Kirkus Prize Winner Lucas Schaefer, among other notable editors and literary agents.
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