Poets & Writers Guide to the Book Deal

A SERIES OF BEST GUIDES FOR PUBLISHING

May 5 • Carolyn Flynn

April 2026

Write from the Thin Places

Beckonings from the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat in Tuscany, Italy

Apr 27 • Carolyn Flynn

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Just This: The Art of Taking Yourself on Retreat

Tempted to escape to Tuscany to write and write and write? Yeah, us, too.

Apr 25 • Carolyn Flynn

ReVision is Where It’s At: It’s How You Make Your Book Great

11 Practical Ways to Layer Your Revision So You Can Call Your Book Done

Apr 24 • Carolyn Flynn

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What I Learned by Sleeping Around (With My Favorite Books)

A guide to recommended writing craft books and my list of literary magnificence

Apr 18 • Carolyn Flynn

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Join us June 29 for pristine writing time!

Stories + Songs Writer Refuge: Free monthly zoom from the creators of the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat.

Apr 15 • Carolyn Flynn

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On Tour: A Whirlwind of Invigorating Podcast Conversations on Living Boundlessly

In Boundless, I say we are always becoming someone new. Now I’m taking my message of radical reinvention to the world.

Apr 7 • Carolyn Flynn

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March 2026

Join us March 30 for pristine writing time!

Stories + Songs Writer Refuge: Free monthly zoom from the creators of the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat.

Mar 17 • Carolyn Flynn

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December 2025

Why A Book Proposal is So Damn Hard to Write

A book proposal is the super-hack — it will get you through the gate to agents and publishers. It’s also the most potent form of clarity you’ll ever…

Dec 5, 2025 • Carolyn Flynn

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October 2025

Sweet! Write in Italy With Us

In 2026, the Stories + Songs writing retreat returns to a 12th century castle and working organic farm near Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Oct 22, 2025 • Carolyn Flynn

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September 2025

Stories + Songs Writer Refuge free writing zoom - 4 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 27

Pristine writing time, brought to you each month by Carolyn Dawn Flynn and Karen Leslie Mills, co-founders of Stories + Songs Writing Retreats

Sep 22, 2025

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August 2025

Stories + Songs Writer Refuge free writing zoom - 4 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 25

Pristine writing time, brought to you each month by Carolyn Dawn Flynn and Karen Leslie Mills, co-founders of Stories + Songs Writing Retreats

Aug 18, 2025

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