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Festival of the Book Writers' Workshops
For more information and the complete schedule of Festival of the Book events please visit www.helenabookfest.com
Advance registration through the Myrna Loy is required. Cost: $25.
Call the Myrna Loy Center at 443-0287 or contact helenabookfest@gmail.com
Meeting time: Saturday, October 11, 9-11am
Locations will be announced.
Fred Haefele: The Art of the Essay
In this workshop, we will discuss the evolution and direction of the essay form; read essays by Orwell, Montaigne, Didion and others; figure out what makes a good essay tick; and talk about how to avoid common mistakes. We’ll also discuss the magazine market and other markets. Lastly, we'll do an in-class exercise, designed to generate 10 to 12 pages of an essay. All in two hours, with grace and humor. Bring your own coffee.
Russel Rowland: Fiction – The Last Best Story
Russell Rowland, author of In Open Spaces and The Watershed Years, explores the joy of fiction writing with his basic philosophy that “The only rule in writing fiction is that there are no rules. If you can make a story work, then it works.” We’ll do exercises to get the creative juices flowing, and hopefully inspire writers to get a jump start on stories to finish at their leisure. Russell also welcomes anyone who has the courage to bring a finished story to get it workshopped by the class.
Susanna Sonnenberg: Selective Memory—Mapping the Memoir
Using personal writing exercises, we'll explore the way memory shapes
narrative, and the effect of narrative on the memories themselves. A
bibliography of master works will be provided for further independent study.
Joseph Marshall III: Blending two cultures: Creativity and Business
Lakota author Joseph Marshall III has published 10 novels that have been translated into 11 languages. He has worked as both technical advisor and actor in television movies, including the TNT/Spielberg Emmy Award-winning mini-series, "Into the West." He is also a historian, educator, and motivational speaker. His workshop will focus on the creative and the business sides of writing, including historical fiction, non-fiction, and writing about other cultures.
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