Join award-winning author Joanne Levy in this fun, interactive, and informative workshop where she will discuss who she is, and how she came to be a writer. After a brief presentation about the importance of grabbing the reader from the first page, Joanne will ask the attendees to guess the openings of several books (classics and recently published) and share if they find them intriguing. Would they keep reading? Why? Why not? Do they see any similarities in themes or devices across the samples? After discussion, participants will then be tasked to write the beginning of a story of their own from either something they are already thinking about or a prompt that Joanne will provide. After a short period of writing, attendees will be invited to share their stories (optional). This session also includes plenty of time for Q&A where Joanne will answer any/all questions about her, her pets, being an author, writing, and even life’s most pressing questions, like which is better: waffles or pancakes.
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