​Finally a book club for writers.

​Each month we’ll be reading either:

​A non-fiction book designed to help us become better writers. Books like: On Writing Well, Elements of Eloquence, The Artists Way, Big Magic.

​Or

​We’ll be reading an absolute classic, books like: The Sun Also Rises, A Handmaids Tale, East of Eden, or Jane Eyre. Books that we all can learn a thing or two from.

​Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry

​A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two retired Texas Rangers, Augustus "Gus" McCrae and Woodrow Call, who decide to lead a cattle drive from their small Texas town to the Montana Territory.

​The epic journey, which is fraught with danger and challenges like dust storms and attacks from Native Americans, follows the men and their companions as they confront their pasts and the end of an era.

​The story is a blend of western adventure, complex character studies, and a reflection on friendship and the fading of the Old West. 

​How this book will make you a better writer:

• ​Learn how to write relationships that anchor an entire narrative.

• ​See how to use vast landscapes as emotional mirrors.

• ​Study the craft of a slow burn pace: how to build tension, intimacy, and inevitability.

• ​Understand how to create iconic, textured characters through dialogue and detail.

• ​Explore how McMurtry uses violence, humor, and grief without melodrama.