This introductory workshop is intended for writers at all stages in their practice who are interested in developing a non-fiction writing project. Whether you would like to write an essay or an entire book, this course will guide you through the first steps of the process. Bring your ideas to this hands-on workshop that demonstrates how to choose a topic, conduct basic research and create a working plan so that your ideas come to fruition. The author of dozens of books, exhibition catalogues and newspaper articles, Anna Novakov, Professor Emerita of Art History at Saint Mary’s College of California, lives on a ranch in New Mexico and is Executive Director of Freehold Taos Residency Center for writers, text-based artists and academics.