The best stories, the ones with fire, come from an author's passionate belief and investment in that story. Writers need that passion to see a long project to completion. How can we use our most potent memories to discover and explore that stories that matter the most to us? This session will draw on various techniques and exercises, including brainstorming, point-of-view exercises, and interviewing.

 

While the artist will focus on middle-grade books, this workshop is suitable for anyone interested in writing long-form narratives in prose or verse, whether writing for middle-grade or young-adult readers or working on adult fiction or memoir. The session will be fun and useful to those just getting started on their writing journey, as well as experienced writers needing a boost.

 

Class meets in person Tuesday, July 27, 1 - 3 pm.

 

Member discount: Members of Write On receive a 10% discount on all classes and workshops. To become a member, please click here. To receive the discount, members must log in to the website using their unique password and enter member10 in the promotion code box. The code is case sensitive.

 

Teaching Artist: Laurie Schneider grew up in Wisconsin Rapids, not far from where her debut novel, Gittel , is set. A library professional and former editor, she studied creative writing and English at Oberlin College and has a master's degree in American Studies from Washington State University. Her master's thesis, a collection of poetry on identity and place, included several poems about her great grandparents, who were members of a small Jewish agricultural colony in central Wisconsin in the early 1900s. Years later, that colony and those poems were the inspiration for Gittel, an all-ages historical novel based on her family history. Laurie currently lives in Norman, Oklahoma, and works in the library at Oklahoma City University.