Community Ed College Classes
taught by Stacy Dymalski

Turn Your Story
Into a Book
Class Schedule

Click on desired class for pricing or to enroll*
PCC = Pasadena City College (in person)
LAVC = LA Valley College (in person)
ONLINE (nationwide on Zoom)
Click an option above to register
all class times are in Pacific Time zone

Do you have a story idea that everyone says should be a book? Unfortunately, an idea or concept is not a story. Every story has to have a message and an arc, and has to flow from one point to the next. This class shows you first how to find your story's overall message, and then how to structure your story so that it has a relatable beginning, middle, and end that engages readers. This is not just a writing class, but a story development class, that gives you clarity when you write your story.

Classes are live with Stacy
(in person or on Zoom)

You'll learn how to develop your story, using Stacy’s Story Mapping Method, which includes these seven steps

1. Find the message of your story

2. Build your story's structure

3. Summarize your story

4. Create your story's outline

5. Introduce your story

6. Prepare to write

7. Write your book manuscript

When you sign up, you get:

• Two hours of class time, taught all in one session

• Live Q&A at the end

• 25% off of Stacy's paperback book, The Memoir Midwife: Nine Steps to Self-Publish Your Book

• A free one-on-one, 30-minute follow-up private phone consultation with Stacy to get specific advise about your book project, and/or ask additional questions

Micro Memoirs
& Stories
Class Schedule

Click on desired class for pricing or to enroll*
PCC = Pasadena City College (in person)
LAVC = LA Valley College (in person)
ONLINE (nationwide on Zoom)
Click an option above to register
all class times are in Pacific Time zone

Micro memoirs and short reads are a (fairly) new literary category on Amazon similar to the old "Readers Digest.” A short read is any literary piece (in e-book format) that can be read in 15, 30, 45, or 90 minutes in one sitting. Usually short reads are compiled as episodes (or "books") in a series, the same way that sitcoms or TV dramas release their overall story arc as individual episodes. Readers buy each episode, or they can purchase the entire series as a whole.

Classes are live with Stacy
(in person or on Zoom)

In this class, all of your questions regarding micro micro publishing will be answered, including:

1. What is a micro publishing?

2. Where can you publish micro memoirs and short reads?

3. How do you monetize micro publishing?

4. Who are the demographics?

5. What do sales look like?

6. What is the future of micro publishing?

When you sign up, you get:

• Two hours of class time, taught all in one session

• Live Q&A at the end

• 25% off of Stacy's paperback book, The Memoir Midwife: Nine Steps to Self-Publish Your Book

• A free one-on-one, 30-minute follow-up private phone consultation with Stacy to get specific advise about your book project, and/or ask additional questions

Nine Steps to Self-Pub Your Book
Class Schedule

Click on desired class for pricing or to enroll*
PCC = Pasadena City College (in person)
LAVC = LA Valley College (in person)
ONLINE (nationwide on Zoom)
Click an option above to register
all class times are in Pacific Time zone

Learning the secrets of self-publishing does not have to be a time-consuming, research-laden mission. If you want to get your book out quickly, this class is for you. It tells you only what you need to know by walking you through the self-publishing process, using practical examples you can apply to your own manuscript. By the end of the class, you will know what it takes and how much it costs to self-publish your book, and whether or not you want spend your time and money to do so.

Classes are live with Stacy
(in person or on Zoom)

Here are just some of the topics covered
in class:

1. How to copyright your book

2. How to get your book's ISBN

3. How to get your book's barcode

4. How to get your book's BISAC code

5. How to select a print-on-demand website

6. How to sign up with a book distributor

7. The pro and cons of self-publishing vs traditional publisher

When you sign up, you get:

• Two hours of class time, taught all in one session

• Live Q&A at the end

• 25% off of Stacy's paperback book, The Memoir Midwife: Nine Steps to Self-Publish Your Book

• A free one-on-one, 30-minute follow-up private phone consultation with Stacy to get specific advise about your book project, and/or ask additional questions