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Vivify Your Writing Text

Rainbow Over Lake Fairview

Come learn from Patricia Charpentier what Vivifying is!

Before the busyness of the holidays kicks in, take a day for yourself to learn how to breathe life into your stories, write, spend time with great people, be inspired, and Vivify Your Writing.

The last scheduled onsite Writing Your Life event for 2015 happens Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on beautiful Lake Fairview (see the picture, above.) This jam-packed workshop includes writing instruction and practice and a reading/talk by author, Darlyn Finch Kuhn whose recent book,  Sewing Holes, won a first place prize at the Florida Writers Conference. Darlyn has been writing for many years and has great insights to offer us.

This workshop, designed for beginners as well as seasoned pros, delves into ways to make your stories more compelling. How do I engage readers? How do I show and not tell? How do I bring people to life on the page? Learn how to develop these skills as well as many more.

Come to the workshop with a story idea you’d like to infuse with life and watch it evolve as the day goes on. You may leave the workshop a bit tired, but you will be exhilarated with a clear sense of what you need to do to make each moment as dynamic on the page as it is in your memory.

Fee for the daylong workshop is $75 and provides snacks throughout the day. Bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy during a midday break while chatting with your fellow writers. Register here for Vivify Your Writing. We look forward to spending the day with you.

Vivify Your Writing!

Patricia Charpentier

Join Patricia Charpentier of Writing Your Life for the Vivify Your Writing workshop on Saturday, November 7th from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Click here for details.) Your Scribbler will be there; please join us.

The focus for the day will be writing out a memory in the most vivid way. You’ll learn to use title, scene, setting, character, and dialogue to express a memory you want to write about.  At day’s end, you’ll have a roughed-out story draft!

 

Congratulations, Winners!

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So happy to congratulate all the winners of the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Award competition, announced Saturday night at the Florida Writers Conference.

Two very special awards were given, as follows:

The Published Book of the Year was Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Writer’s Guide to Mastering Viewpoint, an educational/informational submission by Ken Pelham.

The Unpublished Book of the Year was Adrift, a mystery, by Micki Browning.

I was tickled pink to receive the first place award in the novella category for Sewing Holes.

Download the complete list of winners here: