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How to Write A Damn Good Book: A Masterclass by Jo Piazza

Welcome to the virtual novel-writing masterclass with national bestselling author Jo Piazza, celebrating the release of her new novel The Parisian Heist.
Your ticket is a pre-order: reserve your copy of The Parisian Heist, send us the receipt, and you're in.
The masterclass will take place on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
Everyone registered by July 14th, 2026 (pub day! 🎉) receives the recordings, so you're covered even if you can't attend live. Berets encouraged.

About Jo

Jo Piazza is the national and international bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance, Everyone is Lying to You, We Are Not Like Them, You Were Always Mine, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff and How to Be Married.

Her next book, The Parisian Heist, comes out in July 2026.

About your host

Maureen Wiley is a certified book coach through Author Accelerator and has taught writing at the college level for 12 years. She works with aspiring novelists to develop their ideas and finish their first drafts. She writes Narrative Driven, a weekly newsletter on studying storytelling craft, rewriting your internal narrative, and getting your book into the hands of your readers.

During the masterclass she'll host, moderate the Q&A, and offer live book coaching

How to Write a Damn Good Book

People ask me about writing more than anything else. How do you actually finish a book? Do you outline or make it up as you go? How do you know if your beginning is working? Why do some books keep you up until 2 a.m. and others die on page 50?

We're going to talk about all of it.

I'll walk you through my process, how I structure a novel, how I build characters, create tension, keep readers turning pages, and figure out when something isn't working.

Basically, it's everything I wish someone had told me when I was writing my first book.
xo,
Jo
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Details

This novel-writing masterclass + Q&A will include a reading, Q+A from readers like you, and live book coaching to answer your burning questions about how to get your book out into the world. 

Can't make it live? You'll get the recording.

Please note: we will send an additional update closer to the event with the time and invite link: please keep an eye out!

 

A bientĂ´t!

Jo